SUEZ Wins Coveted Water Industry Award for Innovation

Smart Utility Network Recognized for Customer Enhancements

PARAMUS, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SUEZ announced today that it has been awarded the Utility Industry
Innovation in Water and Sewer by the National Association of Regulatory
Utility Commissioners at its Innovation Awards ceremony held in
Baltimore, MD from November 12-15. Hailed as the leading industry awards
to promote and recognize innovative solutions for utilities, SUEZ was
recognized for its state-of-the-art deployment of its Smart Utility
Network.

SUEZ designed, engineered and deployed a Smart Utility Network to enable
wireless meter reading and Internet-of-Things connectivity. The network
covers nearly 1000 square miles, including 150 towns and cities in the
New York metropolitan area and Boise, ID. To date, over 200,000 water
meters have been brought online offering significant benefits for
customers:

• Hourly meter reads, versus monthly or quarterly, satisfy customer
  desire for more data and greater management of their water accounts
• Elimination of the inconvenience of having to be home to give access
  to a meter reader– all reads are now automatic
• Support of conservation by reducing wasted water – in one example
  city, customer outreach regarding leaks yielded a 38% reduction in
  wasted water and reduced the entire city’s demand for water by nearly
  5%

“Innovative ideas are generated through the recognition that there are
better and more efficient ways to do things. They reach full potential
when their application satisfies a wide-reaching need,” said David
Stanton, President of Utility Operations. “The Smart Utility Network is
a testament to the ingenuity of SUEZ employees and is only the beginning
of great changes coming for our customers,” he added.

The Smart Utility Network is part of SUEZ’ four commitments to improving
the water value chain. The network enhances Water Resource Management
through the reduction of theft of water, increases Energy Efficiency and
Health and Safety by eliminating traditional meter reader vehicles, and
improves overall Customer Satisfaction.

“Smart networks and big data are changing the way we operate. With over
100,000 more Smart meters expected to be deployed by the end of 2018,
our goal is to bring the benefits of our system to as many communities
as we can.”

About SUEZ in North America

SUEZ in North America operates across all 50 states and Canada with
3,350 employees dedicated to environmental sustainability and leading
the resource revolution. The company provides drinking water, wastewater
and waste collection service to 7.3 million people on a daily basis;
treats 577 million gallons of water and 997 million gallons of
wastewater each day; delivers water treatment and advanced network
solutions to 16,000 industrial and municipal sites; processes 55,000
tons of waste for recycling; rehabilitates and maintains water assets
for more than 4,000 municipal and industrial customers; and manages $4.2
billion in total assets. The company posted revenues of $1.275 billion
in 2016 and is a subsidiary of Paris-based SUEZ.

SUEZ

With 90 000 people on the five continents, SUEZ is a world leader in
smart and sustainable resource management. We provide water and waste
management solutions that enable cities and industries to optimize their
resource management and strengthen their environmental and economic
performances, in line with regulatory standards. To meet increasing
demands to overcome resource quality and scarcity challenges, SUEZ is
fully engaged in the resource revolution. With the full potential of
digital technologies and innovative solutions, the Group recovers 17
million tons of waste a year, produces 3.9 million tons of secondary raw
materials and 7 TWh of local renewable energy. It also secures water
resources, delivering wastewater treatment services to 58 million people
and reusing 882 million m3 of wastewater. SUEZ generated total revenues
of $18 billion in 2016.

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Contacts

SUEZ
Steve Goudsmith, 201-225-6809
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