Green Energy Options (GEO) has joined the Trilliant Interoperability Group, which unifies multiple home energy management devices within a single ecosystem, enabling utilities to help consumers cut their energy bills by up to 10 percent by installing smart meters.

The Communications Hub Interoperability Group is an alliance designed to provide a cost effective way for UK utilities to adopt smart metering; expedite the benefits of money saving energy management technology to consumers; and support DECC in their drive forward of the National Smart Metering roll out.

There are multiple benefits for utilities, government, and the public alike deploying interoperable products, including lower product and system development costs, introduction of consumer choice, and less complex business processes.

GEO joins eight other industry players and in-home display providers in Trilliant’s Interoperability Group, which utilizes smart energy standards developed by Zigbee and the Smart Specification Working Group (SSWG).

The UK Government has set a goal of deploying 52 million smart meters to 30 million homes and businesses by 2019.  Research commissioned by the European Smart Metering Industry Group found that British households could potentially save £938 million annually by managing electricity use via smart meters.

One of the primary obstacles to achieving this goal is the technical complexity of the multiple energy management devices on the market. By unifying these manufacturers, Trilliant is seeking to limit the time and expense of separate standalone equipment roll-outs.

GEO Chhief Executive Officer Patrick Caiger-Smith, notes, “As the field of energy displays is now evolving rapidly, interoperability is a key requirement for both products and the web services that go with them from here on. We’re pleased to be working with partners such as Trilliant which have leading parts to play in connecting elements of the smart meter infrastructure together.”

The products brought to market through the Interoperability Group will be designed to provide consumers with better information about their energy consumption so they can make more informed decisions about energy use.

Jon Parr, Trilliant’s Managing Director, EMEA, adds: “The Government has set an ambitious, but achievable, target for utilities to roll out smart meters in UK homes and businesses. This Interoperability Group together with the output of the SSWG, will help utilities speed up the rollout, with less risk, by offering them an environment where multiple energy management devices and technologies can securely and effectively talk to one another.”

Based in the UK and Germany, GEO provides in-home displays, mobile, and on-line services for UK and international domestic energy markets.

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