Hudson Energy Selects Junifer Systems for UK Electricity Billing Solution

LONDON, ENGLAND, September 06, 2012 (Press-News.org) Junifer Systems, the global provider of leading Customer Information and Billing Systems (CIS) for the utility industry announced today that it has been selected by Hudson Energy to provide an electricity billing solution for their European business. Hudson supplies gas and electricity to over 150,000 commercial customers in Canada and the US and is a subsidiary of Just Energy Group Inc.

Hudson recently announced their entrance to the UK electricity market providing electricity to small and medium sized UK businesses with an aim to expand into gas at a later date. When looking to enter the UK electricity market, Hudson required a solution that could handle HH (half hourly) and NHH (non half hourly) consumption, support UK I&C products (including pass through and non-pass through), manage the complex industry data flows, be implemented quickly and provide full automation to support their growth forecasts.

After an extensive selection process Hudson chose Junifer's billing and customer care solution for utilities. Junifer's solution fully supports the I&C (Industrial and Commercial) UK utility market including HH and NHH meters. The Junifer solution provides full support for Distribution Use of Supply (DUoS) charges, Transmission Use of Supply (TUoS) charges, Climate Change Levy (CCL) and UK Energy VAT rules (including de minimus). The solution is also tightly integrated with Hudson's UK industry data flow provider.

"We are excited to work with a company that has the same drive and ambition as us" said Joanne Thornton, Operations Director of Hudson Energy. "We have developed a close partnership with Junifer to achieve automation in a short time scale and it has been an exceptionally positive experience. From start to finish, Junifer have delivered on time at every stage. Their challenging approach has created a strong working relationship between our companies."

"We are delighted to be working with Hudson Energy to have another utility CIS implementation in the UK, particularly in the I&C market" said Paul Fitzgerald, Sales Director of Junifer Systems. "Our understanding of the complexities of utility billing has allowed us to work closely with the team at Hudson to meet their billing and CIS requirements. The flexibility of our solution coupled with the speed of our implementation allows Hudson to enter the market quickly and provide a differentiated service to their customers."

About Hudson Energy

Established in 2002, Hudson Energy specialises in providing customised index and fixed price energy products tailored to the needs of individual businesses. Serving over 150,000 facilities, Hudson Energy is an experienced and growing business-to-business supplier of electric power and natural gas commodity for markets in North America and the United Kingdom. Large and small business owners look to Hudson Energy for stability and predictability to help them control their energy costs and budget one of their most significant business expenses more effectively. Hudson Energy is a subsidiary of Just Energy Group Inc., a publicly traded company (NYSE:JE and TSX:JE) serving close to 2 million customers across North America.

Visit http://www.hudsonenergy.net to learn more.

About Junifer Systems

Junifer Systems is a global provider of Customer Information Systems (CIS) to the utility industry, specialising in billing systems for traditional and smart meter deployments.

For today's utility, Junifer is focused on developing the critical software applications to power the new "Smart World" where large volumes, innovative products/pricing and customer satisfaction will become the operational focus. With the momentum resulting from the rollout of smart meters, utility operators must adapt their operational stack to take advantage of the rich information delivered by the next generation meters.

The Junifer Product Suite is designed to take the automatic readings from disparate meters and provide end customers with usage based bills that accurately reflect the energy consumption within the household or business in a timely manner.

The Junifer Systems team has utilised its strong background in the complex telecoms billing sector to provide highly efficient, flexible and cost effective back-office solutions for the utilities and telco markets.

For more details please visit http://www.junifersystems.com