'Energy digitalisation is our most important enabler of sustainability amid climate change'

Matthew Roderick, the founder of ground-breaking energy data company, n3rgy, speaks to Tom Woolley for the first ever episode of Energy Matters.

Together with host Tom, Matt discusses the essential role that energy data plays in global efforts to decarbonise. A role which has only recently been made possible through the ongoing digitalisation of energy systems worldwide due to new smart metering technologies. 

They explore how improved accessibility to energy data (which can tell us exactly how much, where, and when we consume energy) is today empowering consumers and businesses to not only lower their costs and carbon emissions, but also enable profitability, productivity and innovation across new markets outside of traditional utilities. 

n3rgy (www.n3rgy.com) is an innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that aims to make energy data accessible to all, in turn enabling the growth of new business models whilst also empowering consumers by providing free services for data transparency and control.

Energy Matters is a podcast produced by SMS plc (www.sms-plc.com), the UK's leading smart energy infrastructure company. Through its range of solutions and network of carbon reduction assets, SMS aims to make our energy system  greener and more sustainable for everyone.

Episode Chapters:

00:00 Introductory trailer
01:26 Backgrounds of Matt Roderick & Tom Woolley
03:31 History of energy data and why it’s so important for our future?
06:18 Democratising energy data
09:32 How do we get the best out of digital energy?
15:03 Challenges confronting the smart energy system 
19:22 How data is enabling demand flexibility 
23:37 How secure is digital energy?
25:02 Growing consumer engagement with energy consumption 
30:27 Using an in-home display to lower your usage 
33:54 How energy data is enabling efficiency and decision making for new markets 
40:44 The role of energy smart appliances and time-of-use tariffs 
48:56 Manual behavioural change vs intelligent automated control 
59:58 What’s next for smart energy data?
56:47 Enabling innovation and engagement within the SME market
01:02:49 The future: engaging children through digital energy and climate change 

Episode Producers:
Aled Bryon & Mario Macan

Episode Host:
Tom Woolley, Smart Energy Director, SMS plc

Recording & Editing
Graeme Mill