Burgenland Energie chooses Voltaware to deploy advanced energy insights in Austria.
Voltaware is excited to announce a strategic partnership with the Austrian utility Burgenland Energie, which marks a significant step to empowering Austrian consumers to optimize their energy consumption and reduce their environmental footprint.
Left: Stephan Sharma, CEO, Burgenland Energie
Right: Sergey Ogorodnov, CEO, Voltaware
The brief
Burgenland Energie is a public Austrian utility operating in the state of Burgenland, servicing 200,000+ residential customers. The federal state Burgenland set a goal to become carbon neutral by 2030, making it one of the first carbon neutral and energy independent regions in the world. As a GreenTech utility and a market leader in wind and PV, Burgenland Energie has extensive know-how in climate neutral and self-sufficient energy solutions for customers.
Burgenland Energie recognizes that empowering its customers with innovative tools and insights is essential in the rapidly evolving energy landscape. As part of its mission to drive sustainability and provide value to its customers, the utility has chosen to partner with Voltaware and provide their customers with unprecedented insights into their energy usage.
The partnership
Voltaware and Burgenland Energie will embark on a comprehensive 5-year rollout plan designed to bring cutting-edge energy insight technology directly into the homes of tens of thousands of their customers. Burgenland Energie is bundling Voltaware sensors in a prosumer-tailored offer including solar panels and batteries, which is directly advertised to consumers via the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung.
By leveraging Voltaware’s state-of-the-art energy monitoring sensor combined with appliance-level insights, Austrian consumers are able to engage with their energy consumption and production directly through Burgenland’s mobile app BE Spare Flo – in real-time.
Burgenland Energie will also deploy Voltaware’s smart meter-only insights to engage all their customers with their energy use at scale, and incentivise them to upgrade to a real-time BE Spare Flo sensor product.
Be Spare Flo mobile app
The partnership between Burgenland Energie and Voltaware represents a mutual commitment to delivering value to customers, promoting sustainability, and supporting Austria’s energy transition. Both companies look forward to the positive impact this collaboration will have on the Austrian market and its customers, and subsequently extend it to the German market.
Sergey Ogorodnov, Voltaware, CEO:
The partnership with Burgenland Energie highlights the necessity for Austrian consumers to understand and optimise their energy use. We are delighted to work with Burgenland Energie – an innovative, agile utility looking to disrupt the energy industry and greatly contribute to the netzero transition.
Stephan Sharma, CEO of Burgenland Energie:
This partnership represents a significant step forward in our commitment to delivering value to our customers and promoting sustainable energy practices. Together with Voltaware, we are confident that we can help our customers optimize their energy use and contribute to a greener, more efficient future.
About Burgenland Energie
Burgenland Energie is a public Austrian utility operating in the state of Burgenland, serving a diverse customer base with energy solutions tailored to their needs. Burgenland Energie is known for its focus on renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and biomass, and has made significant strides in transitioning to green energy. Committed to promoting sustainable energy practices and environmental responsibility, Burgenland Energie seeks to empower its customers to make energy-efficient choices. (https://burgenlandenergie.at)