Onzo Ltd, the UK-based customer engagement specialist, has entered into a partnership with one of New Zealand’s largest energy companies, Mighty River Power.
Onzo will supply Mighty River Power’s retail arm, Mercury Energy, with the Onzo smart energy kit, the company’s award-winning energy display, sensor and integrated web portal. Mercury Energy will initially run a trial with the smart energy kit to determine the impact of providing customers with information about how much energy they are using, how much it’s costing them and how to reduce or change their consumption.
Onzo’s professional services team will also be involved in the project, providing a range of consulting help.
James Munro, GM Retail and Corporate Affairs at Mighty River Power said, “Our partnership with Onzo for this trial is an exciting development for Mercury Energy. We’re increasingly focused on bringing innovative new products to our customers that help them to better understand their energy consumption, and we’re confident that our Onzo trial customers will respond positively to a great product that gives them better control of their energy spend”.
Joel Hagan, Onzo’s Chief Executive said, “We’re very excited about working with Mighty River Power. They have recently been named as Overall Energy Company of the Year in New Zealand and in all our conversations with them we have been impressed with their focus on customer engagement and innovation. They regard the Onzo smart energy kit as a market-leading tool that can help them better understand their customers and meet business objectives. They are an ideal partner for Onzo and one with whom we believe we can have a long and mutually beneficial partnership”.
The contract is Onzo’s second in the region. Last year, the company worked with ActewAGL in Australia to modify the smart energy kit so that it could be used to measure water consumption.