The Smarter Way to Manage Meter Operator & Data Agreements
Behind every energy bill sits a pair of unsung agreements: the meter operator agreement and the data collector agreement. While they don’t usually grab attention, understanding how they work, and how you set them up, can make a big difference to the way you manage energy.
What Do These Agreements Do?
Meter Operator Agreement: covers the maintenance of your energy meter.
Data Collector Agreement: ensures your consumption data is sent from the meter to your supplier.
Without these agreements in place, your supplier will automatically apply their own default arrangements, which appear as charge lines on your invoice.
Why Go Independent?
You have two choices:
Let your supplier provide the agreements by default.
Put independent agreements in place with a third party.
While the costs are usually similar, the benefits of independent agreements, particularly for data collection, are significant!
The Big Advantage: Faster, Better Data
With an independent data collector agreement, we can access your usage data daily (known as “day plus one” data). That means:
You can log into your client portal each day and see yesterday’s consumption.
We’re not reliant on slow supplier turnaround times.
Tendering and reporting are smoother because the data is always at our fingertips.
In short: faster access to data means quicker action and smarter decisions.
Our Recommendation
At Greenfields, we strongly encourage clients to put independent meter operator and data collector agreements in place. It keeps things slick, transparent, and puts you in control of your energy data.
If you’ve received an email from us about your current agreements, it’s because we want to make sure you’re set up in the best possible way. And if you’ve got questions, we’re always here to talk it through.
