Energy Stories

The eighth episode of Energy Stories features Pablo Izquierdo, a true innovator in the energy field, who talks about the catalysts that are driving the energy industry in Europe, the pivotal projects that have shaped his career and the significance of data-driven insights into facilitating the energy transition journeys of end users and utilities.In this podcast you will learn: What the primary factors influencing the energy industry in Europe are, from both the customer and industry per...

The seventh episode features Mark Brown, Chief Innovation Officer at Accelerated Innovations, a software development company offering MyMeter, a digital platform for utilities for better digital customer service. Mark shares his viewpoint around two key metrics for utilities in the US: customer satisfaction and behavioral energy savings as well as how utilities can boost them. He also elaborates on the use cases that utilities could unlock by adopting an energy insights and disaggregation int...

The sixth episode features Stefan Zschiegner, Vice President of Product Management at ITRON Inc. Stefan shares what ITRON’s Distributed Intelligence ecosystem of applications is about. He elaborates on how NET2GRID’s Customer Engagement and Customer Intelligence applications can deliver value to US utilities and their consumers by unlocking opportunities for successful customer engagement and improved customer intelligence.In this episode you will learn:➧ What is ITRON’s Distributed Intellige...

The fifth episode features Bert Lutje Berenbroek, CEO of NET2GRID. On the occasion of NET2GRID’s 10th anniversary in December 2021, Bert takes stock of his decade-long journey as the head of a successful start-up and shares his experiences, acquired wisdom, and knowledge. In this episode you will learn:➧ Why start-ups should ace their product-market fit➧ Why it’s important to invest in comrades as opposed to employees➧ The importance of taking risks and forging strong partnershipsO...

The fourth episode was recorded live from Enlit Europe 2021 in Milan and features Thorsten Heller, CEO of Greenbird Innovation Technologies and Bert Lutje Berenbroek, CEO of NET2GRID. They share with us their impressions from this year’s Enlit, talk about digital transformation and smart meter data which were key discussion topics and, also, share their thoughts on how the energy landscape will look like in the future. In this podcast you will learn:The key discussions at Enlit 2021Why u...

The third episode features Antonio Coutinho, CEO of EDP Innovation, talking about the power of smart meter data in transforming energy retailers from commodity to energy service providers. In this episode you will learn:➧ What are the benefits of residential energy disaggregation for both energy retailers and their customers➧ Why energy retailers should outsource energy disaggregation solutions instead of developing them in-house ➧ Why EDP decided to invest in NET2GRIDThe host of E...

The second episode features Franziska Kraft, Product Innovation Specialist at enviaM, the leading energy provider of eastern Germany. enviaM launched an Energy Happy Hour which turned out to be very popular with its consumers and paved the way for enviaM to explore automated demand response offerings.In this episode you will learn:➧ How enviaM approached its digitalization journey➧ What is enviaM’s Energy Happy Hour offering➧ What are enviaM’s customer reactions to the Happy Hour➧ How a succe...

The first episode features Camille Vial, Head of Growth at NeN Energia, the first EnerTech company in Italy, which was founded in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As the first Italian Energy Technology company, NeN is working to change the perception, service and management of the domestic supply of gas and electricity in Italy.In this episode you will learn:➧ How a new digital energy provider managed to launch successfully amidst the pandemic➧ What do modern end customers expect from their...