- Calisen develops brand-new service in Germany to speed up present of vital wise meter facilities
- Financial investment backs present of 250,000 wise meters – complimentary of charge for customers
MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 11, 2025/ PRNewswire/– Calisen Group, the UK’s biggest wise meter service provider, has today revealed the launch of its very first worldwide operation in Germany with the consultation of brand-new Handling Director Claus Fest and a first-of-its-kind collaboration to speed up the present of smart metering systems with Energy Metering Germany (EMG). EMG is a competitive Meter Point Operator (MPO) established by Octopus Group. The offer represents a significant turning point in the present of wise meters– vital facilities for the energy shift in Germany
Claus Fest signs up with from EnBW, among Germany’s biggest energy providers, where he was Head of Energy Company and Portfolio Management, accountable for wise energy, information and energy arrangement for organizations. Claus signs up with Calisen to support on the brand-new collaboration with Energy Metering and growing wise meter uptake in Germany more broadly.
Under the brand-new and pioneering Meter Providers Contract (MSA) with Energy Metering, Calisen is placed to release approximately EUR100 million in wise metering possessions across the country. This contract lays the structure for massive financial investment in smart metering systems (IMSys), an important enabler of Germany’s sustainable combination, grid versatility, and digital energy improvement.
The statement follows the effective conclusion of a pilot plan introduced by Calisen and EMG in February 2025 under which it has actually set up around 10,000 wise meters to date. Today’s financial investment sets a brand-new requirement for cooperation in between Meter Point Operators (” MPOs”) and Meter Property Providers (” MAPs”). The MSA structure is anticipated to act as a plan for future contracts as the German market continues to progress.
Catherine O’Kelly, CEO of Calisen, stated:
” Our company believe our financial investment in Germany will bring genuine advantages to customers, providing the chance to lower their expenses and link to low carbon innovation like solar and EVs. While Calisen has actually been exceptionally effective in the UK and is now the leading service provider of wise meters, the German market has its own characteristics and for that reason it is very important we develop a group on the ground. Claus brings deep knowledge in energy metering and has a strong network within the German power market.
” The handle Energy Metering Germany represents development and velocity in progressing the need side of Germany’s energy system. We are seeing providers throughout the UK innovate, customizing energy to clients’ budget plans and requirements– all enabled through a clever meter. This has actually seen big leaps forward in the democratisation of power. UK clients can now plug in their own solar generation and even turn their electrical lorry into a supply and storage system for the grid. They can likewise lower their expenses by accessing differing wholesale energy rates through versatile ‘time of usage’ tariffs.
” Smart meters provided in our collaboration design – where we financing and set up – deals customers fast access to this vital tool. This offer opens an entire brand-new energy world for German customers.”
Merlind Schatz, Handling Director of Energy Metering, states:
” Calisen’s assistance is a remarkable vote of self-confidence in the German present. It depends on us to bring wise meters rapidly and effectively to as numerous families as possible. They are the heart of a digital, versatile energy system and important for incorporating renewable resource. MAP contracts assist us as metering operators– however the greatest winners are customers. It’s a real great deal.”
Calisen is the UK’s biggest meter property service provider and a full-spectrum metering services business, supporting a series of energy merchants, consisting of Octopus Energy UK. The business originated the advancement of MAP service arrangement in the UK and brings deep functional and financial investment knowledge to the German market.
Claus Fest, Handling Director at Calisen, based in Germany, included:
” Our company believe the German market has big capacity to accelerate its energy shift and we are developing a group on the ground to support this improvement. I am eagerly anticipating dealing with Energy Metering and happy to support the across the country present of IMSys. With EMG we have actually placed wise metering as an investable property – opening economic sector capital that will be vital to providing the scale and rate needed.”
By leveraging custom MAP services, Calisen in collaboration with EMG has the ability to provide higher worth to its clients while concentrating on development and remarkable service. The collaboration not just reinforces the tactical relationship however likewise strengthens their shared dedication to developing a smarter, more sustainable energy future for Germany
Notes to editors
Calisen Group: ‘smarter energy for all’
Calisen Group Holdings Limited (” Calisen”) has actually been running in the modernisation of the wise metering systems for over twenty years, coming from Manchester and Wigan in the UK. Calisen has actually grown significantly in this time and is now the leading owner and operator of important energy facilities possessions, with over 15m meters in around 40% of UK homes. Calisen’s function is to add to the shift of the nation’s energy and water supply from analogue to smart innovation, making them more effective and less harmful to the environment.
The Group uses around 1,500 individuals, setting up meters across the country and with workplaces in Manchester, Wigan, London, Market Harborough and Portsmouth.
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