Business energy to benefit from smart meter roll-out

03/02/2010

One of the UK's leading business electricity providers has signed a multi-million deal concerning the installation of smart meters.

Bglobal will begin supplying smart meters for British Gas Business this year in a contract worth £12 million.

Businesses are reaping the benefits of the meters, which will end the need for estimated bills and onsite meter readings.

British Gas Business's head of energy services Jeff Whittingham said that 50,000 smart meters had already been installed around the UK.

"Our customers have told us they're finding smart meters easy to use, and that they're helping them be more aware of how they use energy, and how they can save it," he commented.

Mr Whittingham went on to say the company hopes that, by the end of this year, a further 100,000 smart meters will have been installed.

Bglobal has been providing smart metering services to British Gas Business since 2006, with the technology touted as a "transformation" in commercial energy customer service.

In 2004, when Bglobal began its operations, approximately 2.2 million British businesses were relying on estimated energy bills, something that will be transformed over the course of 2010.

Posted by Emma Noble