London, UK – 1 December 2016 – EDMI Europe Limited is pleased to announce that the AICH Standard 420 Communications Hub has been granted Commercial Product Assurance (CPA) certification against the Security Characteristic Smart Metering Communications Hub v1.2 at Foundation Grade by the National Cyber Security Centre.

The AICH Standard 420 Communications Hub has been developed by EDMI on behalf of Arqiva and will be installed across Scotland and northern England as part of the smart meter rollout. The hub will enable communication with electricity meters, gas meters and the In-Home Display (IHD) allowing consumers to effectively monitor and manage energy usage.

The Communications Hub is the first of EDMI’s products to achieve CPA which is a UK Government backed scheme administered by NCSC providing the assurance that a product has met stringent predefined security levels.

Alan Masterman, General Manager, EDMI Europe, commented “The award of CPA for the Communications Hub marks a significant milestone for EDMI and demonstrates EDMI’s commitment to deliver. The CPA process for the Communications Hub was rigorous and the lessons learnt have been invaluable to our business, ensuring a smooth path for certifications for future SMETS2 products. We are also proud to announce that we have commenced supply of live Communications Hubs to Service Users.”

Sean Weir, Director of Smart Metering & M2M at Arqiva, said: “Delivering the infrastructure for Great Britain’s smart energy meter programme is a huge task, and the security of the system is of paramount importance. Our partnership with EDMI is key to its delivery and we are delighted to have worked with them on achieving the CPA accreditation for the Communications Hub.”

London, UK, 27 September 2016 – EDMI has announced that it has secured a contract to supply SMETS2 meters to Npower Ltd for the residential rollout in Great Britain.

This agreement marks further expansion for EDMI as they provide npower with a significant proportion of its anticipated requirements for smart gas and electricity meters.

Alan Masterman, General Manager, EDMI Europe, commented: “The selection of EDMI by npower is an important milestone for both businesses as we support the smart meter rollout in Great Britain. We are proud that EDMI’s extensive market experience and technical expertise has resulted in success with npower, one of Great Britain’s key energy suppliers and we are very much looking forward to working with them as enduring rollout commences.”

 

London, UK, 16 May 2016 – Amber Rudd MP, The UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has visited EDMI Europe’s Research and Development facility in Reading. EDMI, a global smart meter solution provider welcomed Amber Rudd and other members of the Department of Energy and Climate Change for a tour of the premises which were opened in 2013. As part of the visit, the group were shown the state-of-the-art testing facilities and introduced to team members who are integral to the development of the Communications Hub and smart meters.

Energy Secretary Amber Rudd said, “Technology companies like EDMI are crucial to the success of the smart meter rollout in Great Britain. I was particularly impressed with the level of investment that EDMI has committed so far towards the research and development of smart meters for the rollout, which will put consumers in control of their energy use, helping them to save energy and money.”

EDMI has expanded rapidly over the past few years to support market requirements and will be investing further in the UK and Europe over the coming months.

Alan Masterman, General Manager, EDMI Europe, added: “EDMI has invested heavily in the UK and it was a pleasure to showcase the excellent work being carried out by our team in Reading.”

Photograph L to R; Michael Somersmith, Technology Director, EDMI Europe; Amber Rudd MP; Alan Masterman, General Manager EDMI Europe

London, UK – 26 April 2016 – Today, EDMI, a global smart meter solution provider, has announced that it has signed a contract with one of the large energy suppliers in Great Britain to provide 500,000 smart meters as part of the energy supplier’s residential smart metering rollout.

This agreement marks the first SMETS2 meter award for EDMI, building on the contract award to supply SMETS2 communication hubs to the north of Great Britain on behalf of Arqiva. It will see EDMI Europe Limited supplying both gas and electricity meters.

Alan Masterman, General Manager, EDMI Europe, commented: “The selection of EDMI underlines our ability to provide reliable metering products alongside offering our extensive market expertise. EDMI will be a strategically important partner for this major energy supplier as enduring rollout commences and we are proud to be leading the way with them in the smart meter rollout in Great Britain. As a business with over 25 years’ experience in smart metering, we fully understand the requirements of providing technologically advanced solutions, ensuring that end consumers realise the full benefits of smart meters.”

As a result of EDMI’s success, they have recently expanded their facilities, more than doubling the company’s footprint in Great Britain. This local presence, capability and capacity was considered critical when selecting EDMI, as they grow to support customers in the residential market.

Data analytics software company, ONZO, and EDMI, the global smart metering solutions leader, have unveiled an innovative new partnership that will allow consumers to view their energy usage at a granular level, to maximise energy efficiency and to adapt their behaviour to save money.

EDMI’s advanced Energy Cloud platform allows energy service providers and utilities to collect and manage information across large smart metering deployments. The platform enables energy service providers and utilities to collect data on customer energy profiles for various purposes such as meter data management and energy use analytics. ONZO is working with EDMI to integrate analytics into the Energy Cloud product to enable energy service providers and utilities to gain insights about their customers and provide improved engagement products.

Through partnering with ONZO, EDMI will be able to provide utilities and energy service providers with highly personalised energy data analytic solutions that can be used to provide advanced analytics directly to their own customers.

ONZO analytics will be used for gamification, allowing customers to play games against themselves or friends to improve energy management, solar analytics, and energy breakdown by appliance. Focused analytics engines will also enable the utility to understand the different demographics, trends and preferences of their customer which ultimately allows them to build a better relationship and offer more targeted products and services.

Spencer Rigler, CEO of ONZO, said: “Through our partnership with EDMI, ONZO’s analytics will enable utilities to truly understand their customer’s energy usage and develop stronger personal relationships. Personalised engagement through gamification and energy breakdown is the next step for the industry and will ultimately improve customer loyalty and reduce churn for utilities.”

Andrew Thomas, Executive Director, EDMI Australasia, said: “Our partnership with ONZO will enable us to add significant value to the data from our energy solutions and allow utilities and energy service providers to deliver new solutions such as in-home sensors and energy management capability directly to their customers. ONZO has been able to tailor its solution around our specific requirements and offer flexibility in the solution we offer utilities.”

Integration between ONZO’s analytics and EDMI’s Energy Cloud platform has begun with the aim to roll out to Australasian customers by February 2016.

About ONZO

ONZO is a global leader in consumer energy data and analytics. ONZO combines the science of energy analytics with load disaggregation, lifestyle behaviour analysis and probabilistic forecasting to give utilities and their customers unprecedented insights into how, where and when energy is used. Leveraging granular smart meter data, ONZO’s patented algorithms result in richer, highly accurate, customer-specific insights with actionable outcomes that help utilities improve customer engagement and energy efficiency, while reducing churn and creating new revenue opportunities.

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About EDMI Energy Cloud

The product of EDMI’s decades of industry expertise, EDMI Energy Cloud combines a range of business and consumer applications to deliver a seamlessly unified experience.

As Australian Power of Choice regulatory changes drive more power to the consumer, energy service providers will be looking to the EDMI Energy Cloud as the logical choice to match and exceed the demands of a more active and knowledgeable customer base and to build and deliver value across their new and traditional energy business.