Screaming Power, Utilismart Corporation and UtilityAPI announced a Green Button Toolset that is ready for the Ontario marketplace. This team of experts has years of experience integrating digital strategies for utilities and enterprise energy users, offering the Ontario energy marketplace a proven, mature product set that satisfies its unique demands. The partnership will capitalize on the existing market positions in the Ontario energy industry and beyond to provide a SaaS solution that is managed and operated in Canada.
To simplify the integration of Green Button, the Ontario Green Button Service exists as an add-on to Screaming Power’s Scream Utility and Utilismart Corporation’s, Settlement Manager, C&I Energy Manager and Consumer Engagement Platform products and other existing portals. In addition, it will be offered as a stand-alone Green Button Toolset to be used in conjunction with existing utility customer engagement systems. In collaboration this partnership, Ontario utilities have already started implementing this Green Button system, planning to roll out the first system in the first quarter of 2022.
The partners will work alongside third parties to implement a secure, cost-effective Green Button infrastructure. The solution will be built as a white-labelled toolset, allowing utilities to implement new digitization and data strategies that comply with the mandated standards, and coexist seamlessly with the utility’s existing brand. The solution will be certified as Green Button compliant, widely market tested, and exceed Ontario’s current requirements.
“It’s time for our existing and new customers to have a solution set that is not just on paper. The Ontario Government requires Utilities to be Green Button Compliant by November 2023, and this team is in the best position to get this done. UtilityAPI’s platform integrates with 1000+ third parties already, and it is the most widely used Green Button toolset in the United States. There is no other company that comes close. We are excited to provide a service to Ontario with our partners as a Canadian-managed and -operated solution. The relationship with UtilityAPI and Utilismart Corporation is strong, with shared business philosophies and managed infrastructures. This synergy will save our Ontario utilities time and effort while providing a technically superior solution in Ontario.” said, Gary Michor, CEO of Screaming Power.
Collaboration of technology leaders with reputation, experience, and proven technologies will accelerate the delivery of the Green Button requirements cost-effectively, providing benefits to all Ontario LDCs and their customers. Our joint effort will enable consumers to unlock additional data-driven energy efficiencies," added Steve Ray, president, Utilismart Corporation.
The Green Button solution set will integrate into iOS, Android and web-based applications exceeding market expectations. “We’re glad we can work with our Ontario partners to offer what Ontario needs now to fight climate change and lower energy bills. Our companies’ combined strengths and expertise will let us bring the Ontario Government’s Green Button Initiative to life very quickly. We’re happy to be working with Screaming Power and Utilismart Corporation to help Ontario individuals and organizations gain access to their data easily and securely, all while helping utilities control their implementation and certification costs for Green Button.”, said Devin Hampton, CEO, UtilityAPI.
This enhanced Green Button solution provides simple-to-use menus for customer, utility and third party management. It has been in production with some of the largest U.S. utilities using Green Button.
