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Reacting to the needs of energy customers globally www.edmi-meters.com | www.edmi-meters.co.uk

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SMART ENER Ideologies This year, EDMI is to capitalise further on its smart meter success in the UK and Australia, bringing its latest advanced smart technology solutions to an increasing number of customers

consumption - utility providers around the world are looking for smarter ways to monitor usage patterns and pass more control onto the consumers.

A year-on from our last interview with EDMI, and with smarter energy management solutions representing a key talking point at November 2015’s COP21 Climate Conference in Paris, customers are becoming more Writer: Emily Jarvis educated in energy efficiency every day and are similarly turning their attention Project Manager: Donovan Smith to utility suppliers for a cost-saving solution. EDMI has deployed 40 percent lobal smart metering of its smart meters to the high voltage solutions provider, EDMI, users in the transmission, distribution, has bolstered its leading and commercial & industrial (C&I) position in the smart markets. The Company has become metering market via a an integral part of the future of the strong response to growing customer world’s energy infrastructure market interest in smarter energy management. via a series of strategic partnerships and Building on its already strong collaborations. foundation, EDMI has successfully “Evolving into the software space accessed new revenue has very much been in streams by delivering reaction to customer more value across the demands,” says Chief retail, industrial, Operating Officer (COO), commercial and new How New Seng. “We energy segments. are exploring the ways With a growing global that EDMI can tap into appreciation of the this market and further value of energy among enhance our offering customers and energy to convert consumers investors alike - rising towards a smarter How New Seng, COO in tandem with higher future.”

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From initial design to full product implementation Abelon is the first choice for many international blue-chip companies, SMEs and start-ups.

Abelon have worked in partnership with EDMI since 2013, helping to create a family of leading-edge smart meters for customers in the energy industry around the globe from New Zealand to Europe and the UK. T +44 (0) 131 449 9173 E info@abelon.com

www.abelon.com EDMI successfully deployed one million smart meters in New Zealand and celebrated by inviting its customers to an internal event

Choice regulatory changes in Australia, and will see our cloud software used to help the country overcome some EDMI’s latest strategy will see the of its key energy consumption issues Company focus on rolling out its smart through a range of new solutions that energy software solutions, paying place more choice in the hands of the close attention to its deployment in the consumer; while allowing plenty of UK and Australia, where government room for us to continue to innovate initiatives are also capitalising on the the cloud software platform in the smart trend. future.”

Leveraging its technically-skilled Australia teams and collaboration with In 2015, EDMI’s Australasian business likeminded partners, EDMI’s Energy reached a historic milestone Cloud solution demonstrates the agreement for the supply of EDMI Company’s continued understanding Energy Cloud software and related and compliance to the requirements services to Active Stream, an Australian set out by governments and various metering services business and wholly- industries; while supporting its ability owned subsidiary of AGL Energy to adapt the software to individual Limited. The agreement has cemented markets such as Australia.

EDMI’s already strong presence in “The Power of Choice reforms the country, where the Company was will engender a more competitive founded more than thirty years ago. market structure, encouraging the How New Seng explains: “The development of new products and five-year deal was the first agreement services. While this provides additional signed in response to the Power of challenges for new players entering

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the market, EDMI’s past success in competitive markets internationally gives us confidence that it will play a key role in Australia’s smart energy management solutions,” he further details.

United Kingdom

EDMI’s movements in the UK market are very much driven by the Government’s target to install smart meters in every home by 2020. By this time, the aim is to have around 53 million smart meters fitted in approximately 30 million premises’ in Great Britain.

“Being a part of the UK’s biggest national infrastructure project is a privilege and throughout the course of our investments here in the past few years, we have worked in partnership with many companies who share synergies with EDMI and understand the forward-looking, valueadd services needed to stand above the competition,” How New Seng highlights.

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“We have used a number of companies who are supporting us along the way, assisting with the delivery of a standalone communications metering platform that embraces the next generation of smart meters, resulting in a more stable software architecture ensuring reliability for our clients,” he further adds.

In addition to its communication focus in the UK, EDMI is on-track with its dual fuel model and delivery of a communications hub as part of the smart meter rollout.

“Capitalising on the opportunities in the UK market over the past five years or so has been very exciting for us, given that we are a Singapore-based Company, and has served to increase the EDMI footprint,” How New Seng highlights.

Reinvestment

Confident that a move to further engage customers with products

Abelon Systems “UK-based Company, Abelon Systems, has been one of the many companies who are supporting us along the way, providing stable, agile and reliable embedded systems that meet the needs of our customers”

and services is the next step, EDMI’s end-to-end Energy Cloud solutions, including meters, communications and AMI systems have been well-received globally. Having already deployed six million IEC-standard smart meters around the world, EDMI is looking to expand its customer base among the more than 60 countries operating on IEC standards globally.

“Keeping our finger on the pulse is only possible through our continual investment in, and dedication to, R&D, which fuels our strategic decisions in each market that we operate globally,” comments How New Seng. “For example, we released a new meter last year which further improves the overall accuracy levels of our consumption data. We are also working on ways to make our metering solutions more compact.”

It was this dedication to advanced technologies that resulted in EDMI winning the Frost & Sullivan Company

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EDMI wins Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award in the Singapore Smart Meters Industry, 2015

of the Year Award in the Singapore Smart Meters Industry in 2015.

The COO adds: “Essentially, it is about being able to be the best at tailoring a product to market needs by leveraging our own proven capabilities and experience globally to customise our solutions for each market and present them with cost-effective pricing.”

Asia-Pacific and beyond

A year ago in native Singapore, EDMI was in the process of installing 45,000 smart meters for the prestigious Singapore Power; a figure that has since been increased by a further 7,000, on its way to the Company’s goal to deliver 62,500.

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“We will continue to participate in the residential market as part of a long-term strategy that will see us further collaborate with other energy companies to bring the best smart energy solutions to our home market,” says How New Seng.

Similarly, EDMI hopes to utilise this model to explore opportunities across the residential sector in the Asia-Pacific region and in Africa. “These are big markets that we must investigate.

In order to access these markets, it is critical to align our business with the cultural differences and differing requirements to find the appropriate route to market and provide the best solution to our customers’ needs,” he explains.

62,500

“A year ago in native Singapore, EDMI was in the process of installing 45,000 smart meters for the prestigious Singapore Power; a figure that has since been increased by a further 7,000, on its way to the Company’s goal to deliver 62,500” Backed by the strength of its international investors, EDMI has the flexibility in its business model to access the energy markets in these countries and continue on its growth path.

The COO concludes: “Yearon-year, we continue to invest in research and development to make sure that our solution remains as relevant as possible in each market.

Our ability to adapt has been well-received, with a good vote of confidence from our customers globally.”

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