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Business customers will be able to monitor their energy use with free smart meters

Smart meters start rolling out to businesses

Opus Energy has signed a £3m deal to provide free smart meters to its customers

Written by Janie Davies

Computing, 26 Mar 2008

Opus Energy has become the first power company to offer customers free smart meters, through a £3m deal with supplier Bglobal.

A batch of 5,000 real-time networked meters is being installed now and Opus expects the rollout to be swift.

Bglobal will handle the delivery of smart meters as well as remote data collection and meter operations for Opus business customers, who will have access to real-time information on their energy consumption.

An earlier trial showed customers the benefits of smart meters, said Charlie Crossley Cooke, managing director of Opus Energy.

“Following on from a successful pilot initiative, customers are most impressed with the accuracy of their bills," he said.

"This is an essential step for customers wanting to reduce their costs through energy saving initiatives."

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