Congratulations to our talented consultant, Sue Griffin, who is a co-creator of an award-winning Australian-first electricity pricing innovation which works like a mobile phone plan, with an app to track usage. It was joint winner of the Innovation Award by the Clean Energy Council and shortlisted for the Business Community Engagement award. The pilot engaged the public as collaborators using an app, Facebook group, interviews, forums, surveys and video. This new product is being introduced into regional Western Australia.
Horizon Power has run a research pilot to test the features of a smart new pricing model for a 21st century energy system. It’s a new way of charging for electricity similar to a mobile phone plan. The idea is to leverage mobile phone literacy, rather than trying to build electricity literacy.
The research pilot was run for four months in Port Hedland over a summer, with very high customer engagement across multiple channels. The pilot engaged the public as collaborators using an app, Facebook group, interviews, forums, surveys and video. 407 participants volunteered to test the app and see if they could stay under the hourly peak allowance set for them by Horizon Power. This provided insight into people’s willingness and ability to manage their consumption or leverage technology in return for financial benefit.
See this ABC news article, or the video for more info: