What we do

Flexible funding for meter assets

Meter Corp works with UK energy suppliers to provide customised funding solutions for smart and legacy meters and related asset classes.

Meter Corp is a nationwide Meter Asset Provider (MAP) to the electricity, gas and water supply industries in the UK.

Our main business focus is working with leading UK energy suppliers to provide customised funding solutions for both smart and legacy meters and related asset classes.

We offer a range of flexible solutions which enable funding of new installations, as well as value realisation for existing portfolios of meters, whether they are smart or legacy, domestic or commercial.

We work closely with organisations to understand their specific needs, develop fair and flexible solutions which best fit their requirements and deployment plans, and customise solutions that enable them to remove legacy meters from their balance sheet and eliminate the need to run a MAP business.

By allowing energy suppliers to focus on their core business, Meter Corp provides the financing and asset management needed while avoiding balance sheet debt for utility companies.

Meter asset funding

We fund new meter installations and existing portfolios, including both legacy and smart meters.

We can fund meters from any manufacturer. We can also fund existing installed portfolios of meters including legacy and smart meters.

If required, we can provide funding for different projects on a coterminous agreement basis. As a specialist working within the energy market, we have built relationships that allow us to fund a wide range of meters and related assets.

  • Legacy meter assets, releasing funds tied up in asset classes others will not fund.
  • Smart metering, helping utility companies meet their targets for the development and implementation of the smart metering roll-out.

Flexible funding

Flexible structures can support projects on a short or long-term basis, including different tenors within a tranche.

We have established relationships with tier 1 financial institutions and private equity providers. We work closely with them and are familiar with their internal processes so we can manage a smooth process when funding your metering projects.

Meter Corp can arrange upfront funding for an agreed volume of meters, or staged funding. Full funding up front provides greater flexibility to pay manufacturers as and when they meet pre-agreed requirements and milestones.

Our flexible funding mechanisms allow clients to fund additional up-front costs, such as technical assurance and legal support. We tailor funding models to match requirements for interest rate, NPV, cash and payment term.

Smart meter funding

A smart funding solution designed to be fair, flexible and cost effective as industry margins and service demands change.

Energy suppliers are at the forefront of the smart metering programme implementation process, with significant costs throughout. Under pressure to find the necessary funding in a short time frame, suppliers can face higher costs than necessary.

At Meter Corp we aim to provide a smart funding solution that is fair, flexible and reduces costs, which is particularly important as margins are squeezed and customer service demands rise.

The implementation of SMETS2, bringing interoperability across a single standard, has increased demand for capital and cost-effective asset management.

The assets behind the funding

Real assets.
A smarter approach.

From existing meter portfolios to the smart metering roll-out, we fund electricity and gas meters, installations and in-home displays.

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Established portfolios

Value realisation for existing meter assets.

Legacy
An in-home energy display showing electricity and gas indicators

A smarter generation

Smart metering and in-home displays.

Smart

Funding requirements

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