Water

Our partnership with Southern Water delivers 150,000 smart meters within eight months of mobilisation

SMS Southern Water Alliance – which brings together Horizon Water Infrastructure, SUEZ and M Group Water – has reached more than 150,000 live smart meters across Southern Water's network within eight months. This milestone demonstrates how Funded Data-as-a-Service (FDaaS) enables utilities to accelerate smart metering programmes, reduce delivery risk and create long-term operational value through an end-to-end service model.

Water

Three lessons from mobilising Southern Water’s smart metering programme

Richard Channell shares three lessons from mobilising one of the UK's largest smart water meter programmes, supporting delivery throughout AMP8 and beyond.

Net Zero

DESNZ budget changes don’t have to slow decarbonisation

The latest DESNZ budget announcement doesn't have to slow decarbonisation. Discover how private capital can accelerate low-carbon infrastructure deployment.

What are Smart Meters?

The government has set the target that by 2025 Energy Suppliers must replace 85% of the 53 million residential meters in the UK with Smart Meters. This Smart Meter technology will help consumers see their real-time energy usage, receive accurate bills and facilitate lower energy consumption.

Water

Why smart water meter rollouts lose momentum at scale – and how to prevent it

Richard Channell explains why smart water meter rollouts slow down at scale, and how water companies can protect pace, performance and delivery certainty.

Sustainability

SMS is proud to support the Good Growth Summit 2026

SMS is supporting the Good Growth Summit 2026 in Manchester, bringing leaders together to explore growth that benefits people and the planet.

Water

How smart water programmes can stay adaptable as requirements change

Smart water programmes must adapt as technology, suppliers and priorities change. Learn how Horizon’s vendor-agnostic model supports long-term performance.

Low Carbon

The energy price cap has risen again. Low-carbon retrofit is how we respond differently. – Tom Woolley, Metis

The energy price cap is rising again. This article explains why low-carbon retrofit must be treated as essential infrastructure for household affordability.

Low Carbon

Metis in numbers: how funded retrofit is saving households £1,105 a year

Metis is helping Oxfordshire households save £1,105 a year through funded low-carbon retrofit, solar PV, battery storage and tariff optimisation.