# IMSERV first non-domestic metering business in the UK to receive OU accreditation for smart meters

- Link: https://imserv.com/news-and-events/imserv-first-non-domestic-metering-business-in-the-uk-to-receive-ou-accreditation-for-smart-meters/
- Published: 2019-10-01T18:13:19+00:00

### IMSERV, one of the UK’s leading Energy Data Collection and Meter Operations service providers, is the first non-domestic metering business to become a user of DCC services in the Other User (OU) role for smart meters.

The Other User (OU) role is designed to allow users to request information from 
Smart Meters on behalf of consumers, with appropriate consent, to perform the following
services:

 * Retrieve half-hourly data via the [DCC](https://www.smartdcc.co.uk/partner-with-the-dcc/)
   from smart meters;
 * Install and pair into the Smart Metering Home Area Network a Consumer Access 
   Device (CAD) at site to enable real-time access to smart meter data from both
   an electricity and gas smart meters including pricing, instantaneous and cumulative
   consumption information.

IMSERV can now act on behalf of end user customers and parties working with them
such as: TPIs, Brokers, BMS providers, system integrators, and price comparison 
websites to ‘collect’ smart meter data direct from smart meters and/or via the DCC
without the need to go to the energy supplier.

**Using the OU role, IMSERV can utilise smart meters to provide:**

 * Half-hourly interval data readings, regardless of the consumer’s procurement 
   deal.
 * Visibility of consumption patterns throughout the day to aid in load-shifting
   activities.
 * Ability to identify opportunities for energy and cost efficiency from the data.
 * Directly feed into a client’s BMS and other smart devices for dynamic control
   aligned with the metering data.
 * Deliver data for visibility through dashboards and apps.
 * Enable consumers to run the half-hourly data through price comparison websites.

**Justin Vroone**, Chief Commercial Officer at IMSERV, said: “Securing this coveted
accreditation for IMSERV is great news for our business and our customers who can
now reap the energy and financial savings that this will bring.

“Businesses on monthly ‘read-only’ meters will now have the ability to view their
consumption data on a half hourly, rather than monthly basis. The benefit of this
being that they will be able to see at which times of day they are consuming the
most energy and at what price. The role also allows us to install and connect CAD
devices to the smart-meter for direct connection into BMS and IoT systems.

This has an immediate benefit for consumers and energy management companies as they
can use the real-time data to actively change BMS controls or deliver behavioural
change activities within the business to reduce consumption and cost.

“Consumers can also use the half-hourly interval data to run through price comparison
websites to be easily able to assess whether they’re on the best procurement deal–
something that’s difficult with monthly reads.”

If you are interested in learning more about the additional services that IMSERV
intends to offer to the market through the Other User position, please get in touch
with us today.