Why Your Council May Be Overpaying for Meter Administrator Services

UK local authorities manage thousands of unmetered supplies – street lighting, traffic signals and bus stops.

Yet many councils unknowingly overpay for Meter Administrator services by accepting generic solutions that don’t deliver real value.

The hidden cost of poor Meter Administration

Your Meter Administrator is the company you appoint to tell your supplier how much energy you use for unmetered supplies. This directly impacts your energy bills and carbon footprint.

Every local authority worries about energy costs, particularly street lighting which represents one of the largest expenditures.

The key to minimising costs isn’t just negotiating better rates, it’s how accurately your Meter Administrator calculates and reports your consumption.

Why most services fall short

Standard Meter Administrators calculate consumption, submit data and send monthly reports.

But what happens when there are billing errors? What if your LED retrofit isn’t reflected? How do you know you’re being charged correctly?

The problem: if you can’t see the detail, you can’t manage it effectively.

Real transparency working with Stark

At Stark, we don’t just manage your unmetered supplies – we give you control of your energy costs.

And we are now fully qualified for all Data, Metering & Network roles for Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement.

Unique real-time access

We’re the only meter administrator offering online access to settlement records through MeterAdministrator.com. Access includes:

• Daily Half Hourly settlement data in real time
• Monthly consumption totals
• Bill validation with error highlighting
• LED retrofit impact tracking

Proven accuracy

Our Lailoken software delivers highly precise consumption tracking, aligned with industry standards. We calculate usage down to the watt-second and round to three decimal places for accurate kilowatt-hour settlements.

But accuracy alone isn’t enough.

We show you exactly how changes impact your consumption and highlight supplier billing errors.

Take control of energy costs

Every Meter Administrator claims the best service.

The difference?

We wrote the software that set the tone for the industry and nobody knows it like we do. This means maximum value passed directly to you.

Our service includes:

Ready to switch?

Many councils discover they’ve been overpaying when they see what full transparency delivers.

We do the hard work, so you don’t have to, all while giving you complete control.