Cortexo

Consumers signing up to know more

Posted by Terry Paddy on 18 September 2011 | 0 Comments

Tags: Meridian, smart meters

We have been running Meridian energy's "Daily Energy Report" for their smart meter customers for a couple of months now and the uptake is exceeeding our (or more importantly Meridian's) expectations! We also got a nice feature in the Christchurch Press yesterday http://tinyurl.com/3bm5sz4

Consumers simply haven’t had enough visibility to their electricity use in the past, making it difficult to adjust their consumption or closely monitor their energy provider so we give them clear and timely information about how much power they are using and when, enabling them to make smarter decisions about electricity use.

The focus of Cortexo’s software solutions is to empower energy users with information so they can make better decisions, and this trial with Meridian Energy is a good example of that. The response of Meridian customers to the ‘Daily Energy Report’ – an automated email that lets customers on smart meters know their daily electricity usage and when they’re using it – has exceeded Meridian’s own expectations, with uptake more than fifty percent higher than forecast.