Keeping you updated with the latest releases, updates, events and opportunities we're working on to improve competitive innovation for our customers.
Leah Thompson
Thursday 26th March 2020Staying creative whilst WFH
Our staff are using various technology platforms to communicate with one another, assist with collaborative working and help keep morale high. Employees are having daily catch ups, sharing team quizzes and even personalising backgrounds on video conferencing platform, Zoom in order to improve the mood and stay light hearted in this difficult situation that we are currently facing.
Leah Thompson
Wednesday 25th March 2020Energy Storage Summit Round Up
The Energy Storage Summit took place in February 2020 and welcomed 360 attendees from 33 countries with over 80 speakers and 6 hours of networking. Our CSO Mark Coyle was a panel contributor covering residential, small business and social enterprise storage adoption benefits and what this means for value providers in the energy industry. Download the full report here.
Dom Benabda
Wednesday 25th March 2020A new BAU @ Utiligroup
We are operating on a ‘Business As Usual’ basis at Utiligroup with all our team online from home. Utiligroup is meeting operational service levels, developing new software and delivering future sector change whilst supporting our employees. We are supporting our customers and their meter supply chain proactively in their new way of working. Our employees are innovating and supporting each other as we all use video conferencing and instant communications. Energy Suppliers & new innovators getting ahead of this time are engaging with us. We’re open and welcome your contact. Let’s keep making energy smarter for everyone. For more about our new basis of operations click here.
Mark Coyle
Tuesday 24th March 2020Electric cars produce less CO2 than petrol vehicles
A recent study has confirmed that electric vehicles produce less carbon dioxide than petrol cars across the globe. The findings, reported by The Guardian are contrary to the claims from detractors who believe the manufacturing process of batteries and production of electricity outweigh the benefits of the electric vehicle. Click here to read the full article.
Dom Benabda
Tuesday 17th March 2020Utiligroup completes switching programme PIT testing
We're happy to announce that we recently completed PIT testing for our suppliers within the Ofgem switching programme. Our Halo CSS adapter works with our market transaction management SaaS suite AFMS to prepare our suppliers within the programme and completing this stage puts us in a strong position as we enter the next phase of development. If you'd like to learn more about our switching programme please click here to get in touch with our team.
Dominic Benabda
Friday 13th March 2020Chancellor announces £500 million to be spent on supercharging EV facilities
The 2020 budget supports the roll out of electric vehicles in the UK and includes £500 million to be spent across the next 5 years to support the roll-out of super-fast electric charging network. Read the full article here.
Leah Thompson
Thursday 12th March 2020Utiligroup brings its energy to Women’s Utilities Network
Utiligroup is thrilled to announce that it has become a formal sponsor of the Women’s Utilities Network (WUN). Utiligroup values diversity and the role of women contributing at all levels of the business, including in its executive team. Our sponsorship of WUN is a fantastic opportunity for us to be involved first hand with this fast growing and highly beneficial network of women.
Leah Thompson
Tuesday 10th March 2020Over 3840 miles for Smart Works
30 employees at Utiligroup bravely signed up to Spin for Smart Works on 28th February and 10 days later, on International Women's Day had collectively cycled over 3840 miles and raised a whopping £4,000 for Smart Works! All 6 teams reached the 500 mile target but it was 'Winstanley's Wheels' that triumphed first. We are very proud to support Smart Works as they continue to empower under privileged women across the UK by providing them with interview coaching and clothes.
Dom Benabda
Monday 9th March 2020SMETS2 meters account for 90% of smart meter installs
Cornwall Insight have announced that SMETS2 meters account for 90% of all smart meter installs. Tens of thousands of SMETS2 meters are installed every week by Suppliers that are using our Smart Metering SaaS value. You can read the article by clicking here, or learn more about our Smart Metering services by using the mega-menu above.
Dom Benabda
Friday 6th March 2020We’ve installed EV Chargers
We're proud to be one of the first companies in Lancashire to install free-to-use Electric Vehicle charge points for our staff. These podpoint chargers are capable of delivering 7kW - and we've installed four charge points across our two Chorley offices. This allows our BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) and PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) drivers to charge their vehicles for free whilst at their desks!
Leah Thompson
Monday 2nd March 2020Utiligroup Utiliswitch Update
On Friday 28 February we issued the latest edition of UtiliSwitch which provides an update on the latest progress of Ofgem’s Switching Programme. We are also delighted to confirm that we have submitted all of our relevant test evidence to the Systems Integrator, Netcompany and have received formal sign off on Pre Integration Testing.
Mark coyle
Thursday 27th February 2020Smart Meter Rollout Hits New Milestone
The Data Communications Company (DCC) has confirmed the installation of the four millionth second-generation smart meter (SMETS2). The pace of the SMETS2 rollout is continuing to increase, according to the DCC there is a 13 fold increase in speed compared to 2019.
Leah Thompson
Tuesday 25th February 2020Energising The Energy Storage Summit
Our 2020 'Energised' event campaign continued with our sponsorship of The Energy Storage Summit today. Our CSO Mark Coyle, alongside other sector colleagues discussed the future of domestic storage and contributed insight around the new energy retail journey across converging competitive supply, partial self sufficiency, electric mobility and savings from flexibility optimisation. Stay up to date with our 2020 'Energised' event schedule here...
Leah Thompson
Monday 24th February 2020Our hunger for video puts demand on the environment
As tech develops so to does our need to constantly consume content and this comes with it's own threat. Video and streaming technologies require a huge amount of electricity which significantly impacts the environment and E-waste is a particular problem in the UK, where we generate 24.9kg of it per person. Read more here...
Leah Thompson
Wednesday 19th February 2020Utiligroup goes green
Utiligroup have recently committed to a greener business and improving their sustainability by choosing a supplier who provides them with 100% renewable electricity. We are always committed to reducing our carbon emissions through energy efficiency, waste management and recycling.
