Cortexo’s Smart Energy Services is Changing The Way Meridian Customers Manage Their Energy.
27 September 2012, Christchurch – Technology from Christchurch-based smart energy software company Cortexo is influencing how Meridian customers use
their energy. The Smart Energy Portal was introduced in June, which expanded on the Energy Report launched last year.
“Consumers already demonstrated their desire for more information when they far exceeded Meridian’s uptake expectations
of the Daily Email Report, so the Smart Energy Portal is a natural progression for them,” says Cortexo’s Managing
Director Terry Paddy.
“Empowering energy users with information so they can make better decisions is a major focus of Cortexo’s software
solutions, and the feedback we have received has validated this outcome.”
The service has been made possible by Cortexo’s software taking data from Arc Innovation’s smart meters at Meridian
Energy customer sites, and presenting that information to electricity customers the next day.
The portal then allows users to compare their usage to other Meridian power plans so they can decide if they want to
stay on the current plan or switch. They can also set themselves a monthly budgetary goal to aim towards and it shows a
projected summary based on their current usage.
Terry says that, “all this information allows users to make their own informed decisions and take responsibility for
their energy use. ‘Being more aware’ was a common phrase we were hearing from the feedback and I think that shows
they’re taking it all on board.”
Users enjoy having the service so much that they said it is something that would keep them at Meridian and that other
providers would need to have something similar for them to be interested.
“It just demonstrates how much consumer’s value this information and that they appreciate how it helps them take control
of their energy use,” concludes Terry.
About Cortexo
Cortexo is a specialist provider of energy monitoring solutions. It provides hosted monitoring solutions across the
energy supply chain, from transmission and distribution companies through to consumers.
The company is involved in a number of energy monitoring projects, such as building smart appliance capabilities into
Fisher & Paykel whiteware, providing data for international customers of WhisperTech energy generators, and helping Flowtech
monitor their biogas processors around the world.
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