The joint offering is designed to help municipal utilities and metering point operators continue to use existing infrastructure, make rollouts more flexible, and tap into new energy-related applications.
Frankfurt am Main / Munich, September 9, 2026 – How can municipal utilities and metering point operators accelerate their rollout without replacing systems and partners that are already working, coordinating more and more interfaces themselves, or tying up additional capital in the long term?
This is exactly where the joint Metering-as-a-Service offering from neugemacht and Horizon Energy Deutschland (HED) comes in. Existing GWA and IT structures, employees, and partners can continue to be integrated in ways that add value. The shared model connects these elements with technology and process control, procurement and assets, as well as operational implementation, and—depending on the specific starting point—can extend all the way to installation and ongoing metering point operations.
To this end, neugemacht is contributing a technology platform that connects existing systems and processes without replacing the role of the metering point operator. HED complements the model with expertise in asset management and rollout, procurement, operational implementation, and long-term infrastructure and financial strength. Both partners bring energy industry and regulatory expertise to the collaboration.
Leverage existing structures. Enable scaling together.
The joint offering is designed to build on the existing structures of municipal utilities and meter point operators. An existing GWA, existing IT systems, as well as the company’s own employees, installation partners, and service partners can continue to be part of the operating model.
At the same time, procurement, assets, processes, and operational services can be more closely integrated. This is intended to enable economies of scale and closer collaboration among various stakeholders without unnecessarily sacrificing existing value creation or the municipal utility’s identity. A white-label implementation is also possible.
Manage the rollout more flexibly
Metering infrastructure that has evolved over time often consists of a mix of different technologies, installation dates, and remaining service lives. The leasing model offers an alternative to the traditional ownership model: rollout decisions can be aligned more closely with the target architecture, regulatory requirements, and operational efficiency—rather than being driven solely by existing ownership and depreciation cycles.
To this end, HED combines asset and rollout expertise with procurement, long-term infrastructure provision, and financial strength. Assets can be procured as a bundle, made available on a long-term basis, and managed throughout their lifecycle.
This collaboration is part of HED’s commitment to invest more than 500 million euros in the German market for smart metering and low-carbon technologies.
For metering point operators, this can provide additional flexibility during the rollout: for example, replacement work can be more easily combined with on-site visits that are already necessary, reducing the number of additional trips and accelerating migration paths. At the same time, risks related to assets, technology, and residual value can be better managed.
This also creates financial flexibility: the immediate need for investment and the amount of capital tied up in the business may decrease. Liquidity, free cash flow, and investment flexibility can be preserved, thereby remaining available for other aspects of the transformation.
Getting More Out of the Measurement Infrastructure
The neugemacht platform connects existing systems and partners. It lays the groundwork for efficiently integrating metering point operations and new applications. Existing GWA structures can continue to be used.
In addition to traditional meter reading operations, the platform specifically supports CLS and §14a control, dynamic rates, tenant electricity, communal building supply, and energy sharing.
As a result, measurement infrastructure is increasingly becoming the foundation for new energy-related products and applications.
“Collaboration must simplify scaling—not create new complexity.”
“The challenge isn’t simply to install more hardware. The key is to consider rollout, assets, regulation, and operational processes as a whole,” says Emil Bruusgaard, managing director of Horizon Energy Germany.
Aurelius Wosylus of neugemacht adds: “Our platform is deliberately market-role-neutral. It enables municipal utilities to continue using existing systems, partners, and their own resources while simultaneously integrating new processes and applications. Together with HED, we aim to develop an operational model that brings together the requirements of a growing meter point operation from a shared perspective.”
Market Implementation
In the next step, both companies plan to put the joint model into practice in specific customer and rollout scenarios and gradually refine it to meet the demands of growing volumes.
The joint platform’s motto is “Scale metering operations. Enable new applications. Maintain control.”
