eMeter Corporation (eMeter), a US-based provider of meter data management (MDM) product and additional business process tools, said that ElectraLink Ltd. (ElectraLink) has chosen eMeter’s EnergyIP software as the core of their new smart meter data service. ElectraLink currently provides the UK’s interoperability layer for traditional meter data and will use EnergyIP to extend its capabilities to smart meter systems.
This will enable the exchange of dual fuel smart meter data used to drive critical business processes such as registration, installation, settlements, billing and customer operations. The new smart meter data service will extend its capabilities to support energy retailers, networks and agents throughout the UK in the new smart era.
EnergyIP will process smart meter interval data as well as events such as new customer registrations, and communicate them in real-time or as needed to UK market participants. This enables higher levels of customer service for fundamental operations such as customer service requests, connection/disconnection and billing. EnergyIP’s new, agile software architecture enables it to be the single platform for linking smart meter suppliers and grid technologies with energy retailers and network operators business information systems.
The UK government is committed to completing smart meter deployment by 2020; however, the specific implementing regulations are still under development, creating a requirement for an adaptable solution that will meet changing regulatory conditions.
“ElectraLink evaluated the major meter data management products available and considered EnergyIP to be the one that best met the requirements of the deregulated UK market,” said Dave Mutton, chief executive officer (CEO) of ElectraLink. “We chose eMeter’s software because of its proven ability to handle the complexities of a market which includes multiple retailers, network businesses and other market participants during a significant period of transition. We were impressed with their success to date in other competitive markets, such as the Province of Ontario in Canada and the state of Texas.”
“ElectraLink’s selection of eMeter validates our strength in fast changing, complex, competitive markets,” said Cree Edwards, eMeter’s chairman and CEO. “eMeter has the only software in the world adaptable enough to handle the unpredictability, diversity and scale of the UK market.”
ElectraLink is a UK-based provider of critical backbone infrastructure, data, governance and consultancy services.