WilSon Energy Appointed to Boost Utilities at Ultra-Modern Residential Development
Integrated heating and billing solutions specialists, WilSon Energy has been appointed to improve the electricity supply and manage metering at Globe Works Mill, a new residential development in Bolton town centre. The Wilson Energy team will provide a private electricity network, smart metering and billing services.
The scheme, being regenerated by a leading UK developer, is a former mill which was rebuilt in 1929 and served a variety of industrial purposes throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Now, the site is being converted into 150, ultra-modern, high specification residential apartments with a mixture of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom properties, aimed at a growing professional market. The development will feature a reception and concierge service and conserve the building’s heritage, by making extensive use of copper fixtures and exposed brickwork.
Given its heritage, the existing electricity supply network has insufficient capacity for the 150 apartments. WilSon Energy has been awarded the contract by the main developer to create a private electricity network and supply, install and commission its own smart metering solution.
The build program will consist of three phases, with each phase of properties being sold or rented on completion.
Having surveyed the site and the electrical infrastructure, the main electrical contractor has installed individual switched fused isolators for each apartment with meter tails, ensuring that meter installation time will be straight forward and time efficient, supporting the overall build programme timeline.
Andy Wilkinson, CEO at WilSon Energy said: “Our engineers will be deploying individual MID approved (billing standard) single phase electricity meters, each operating with a SIM card on GSM, to transfer automated data to our servers.
“As each of the apartments will have an electrical heating system via panel heaters and an electrical water storage facility, the detailed data retrieved from the meters will assist, not only for the billing, but for energy analysis and to help manage customer queries.”
WilSon Energy has also been contracted by the scheme’s property management representatives to provide billing and bureau services to residents, once the properties are occupied.
For more information about how WilSon Energy can support electricity supply and smart metering in residential developments, visit: https://wilsonenergy.co.uk/about-wilson-energy-2/.
