British Gas Smart Pay As You Go mobile app proves a hit
Over 80% of customers prefer using British Gas’s mobile app to top up their Smart Pay As You Go meters, according to a recent survey among those trialling the …
OVO Energy highlights the convenience benefits of smart PAYG
Brits are spending 10 hours and 50 minutes on average each year on trips to top up their prepayment meters (PPMs), according to research commissioned by OVO Energy ...
Ofgem launches consultation on smart prepayment
Ofgem has launched a six-week consultation on smart prepayment, as part of its preparations for the mass roll-out of smart meters in Great Britain ...
Redknee and Elster agree prepaid energy partnership
12 August 2015
Articles
Redknee and Elster have inked a strategic agreement to offer an end-to-end utility prepayment solution, combining Redknee's Connected Suite and Elster’s smart grid software solutions ...
Prepaid Energy Hub confirms rapid growth of prepaid utilities in the United States
16 July 2015
Articles, Most read, United States
Well over 200 electric utilities in the United States are offering, piloting, or planning to introduce prepaid billing based on advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), according to the latest research …
Ofgem calls for fair treatment for prepayment customers
The UK energy regulator Ofgem is calling for fair play for prepayment customers, as its review shows there is disparity in the treatment they’re receiving from energy suppliers ...
Redknee to strengthen its prepaid energy credentials by acquiring Orga Systems
26 June 2015
Articles
Redknee Solutions, a global provider of real-time monetisation and subscriber management software, has reached a definitive agreement to buy beleaguered German software vendor Orga Systems ...
Wake Forest Power expands smart prepaid electric program
13 June 2015
Case studies, United States
Municipal utility Wake Forest Power is expanding its smart prepaid electric program by installing smart meters in all rental units in its service area in North Carolina ...
Dutch entrant EnergieFlex pioneers prepaid energy using smart meters
18 May 2015
Case studies, Europe
EnergieFlex, a Dutch competitive retailer, is breaking new ground with the first prepaid energy service in the Netherlands to use smart meters ...
Ofgem sanctions Spark Energy’s new social housing prepayment tariff
Spark Energy will launch a new prepayment tariff for social housing tenants from 1 June, which it claims will be the UK’s cheapest tariff for prepaid customers ...