Smart meters, smart business
Register for your smart meter today
Smart meters give you a more accurate view of how much electricity you’re using. The resulting insights can point the way to positive changes – for both the environment and your organisation.
Whether you’re an existing or prospective customer, once you've registered, we’ll get in touch to guide you through the smart meter installation process.
Smart meters: the benefits
No estimated bills
You only pay for what you use
No wasted effort
Your automatic meter reads save you time
No extra fees
You’ll pay nothing for installation or maintenance
No unknown usage
Your consumption data puts you in control
Your smart meter installation
To help us keep your downtime to a minimum on installation day, follow our three simple tips.
Be at work
Make sure someone’s available to clear the way to the meter
Save work
Remind colleagues to save their files before the engineer powers down
Get back to work
Start working again quickly – appliances will be off for only a short time
Our customers are benefiting from smart meters
Installations, the smart grid and efficiency
What to expect on smart meter installation day
Watch our video, and see below for our three-step installation process, to help you plan for your installation day.
From smart meter to grid
Your smart meter will help the UK’s emerging smart grid both integrate renewable power into the energy system, and efficiently manage electricity supply and demand.
Your energy efficiency
Check out some industry-specific, and more general, energy efficiency advice.
We follow the Smart Metering Installation Code of Practice (SMICoP). Read our 'What to expect...' guide to learn more about your installation.
Your protected data
We keep your smart meter data secure and don't store your personal info.
Your peace of mind
Our smart expert, Bjoern Reinke, has created a series of videos that dispels the untruths surrounding the roll-out and use of smart meters.
How to use your smart meter
Once you've got your smart meter, you'll want to know how to get the most out of it. We can help. Visit our 'Smart meter resources' page to get started on the road to better energy efficiency. You can also find out how your smart readings will show on your bills, download smart meter user manuals, and more.
Our smart meter performance and targets for 2023
We support the roll out of smart meters for businesses in the UK - here are our installation targets for 2023:
Our install targets for 2023
| Drax Energy Solutions | 2022 Annual Target | 2022 Actual Installs | 2023 Annual Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 2166 | 1870 | 1269 |
*Drax Energy Solutions only supplies electricity.
Questions and feedback
If you’ve checked our smart meter FAQs – see button below – and can’t find an answer, please email smart@drax.com. We’ll also send you a few questions in an online survey – it’s your opportunity to give feedback.