Electricity and Gas Supply

The energy of tomorrow: gain full meter-to-cash control with Neta.

The electricity and gas retail sector is highly competitive and regulated, marked by rapidly evolving dynamics. Technology providers must meet the needs of a market increasingly focused on sustainability, innovation, and customer centricity. Growing attention to the energy transition and fluctuations in commodity prices demand flexible and innovative strategies.

In this context, technology plays a key role in the Energy & Utilities sector: it enables process optimization, enhances the customer experience, and allows for greater responsiveness to regulatory and market changes. Relying on advanced digital solutions is no longer optional—it’s essential to ensure long-term competitiveness and sustainability.

Neta is the management platform designed to meet these challenges: a modular, cloud-native software that covers the entire meter-to-cash cycle — from meter reading to billing, from credit management to customer care.

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

Supporting the evolution of the market sector

Performance and Operational Activity Management

  • Challenge: Managing large volumes of consumption data (meter readings) is complex and prone to errors. Accuracy and timeliness of measurements are crucial for correct billing.
  • Solution: Neta offers accurate and automated management of consumption readings, easily integrating meter data and ensuring the reliability of the information used for billing.

Billing

  • Challenge: Billing is complex, requiring regular updates of rates and management of a wide variety of tariff plans for both consumer and business customers.
  • Solution: Neta automates the billing process, applying correct rates in real time and enabling rapid updates to adapt to energy price fluctuations and customer needs.

Credit and Collection Management

  • Challenge: Credit and collection management is often disorganized, leading to payment delays and liquidity issues.
  • Solution: Neta efficiently manages the entire collection cycle, integrating credit recovery functions, payment monitoring, and automated financial flow management, improving cash flow and reducing payment delays.

Customer Care

  • Challenge: Customer interactions can be inefficient, with long response times and lack of visibility into open requests and issues.
  • Solution: Neta integrates advanced Customer Care features, allowing tracking and management of every customer interaction, improving service quality and reducing response times.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Energy Tariff and Pricing Management

  • Challenge: Managing tariffs is complex, requiring agile responses to market and regulatory changes while maintaining competitiveness and margins.
  • Solution: Neta supports Intelligent Market Pricing, enabling the creation and management of dynamic tariffs based on smart algorithms that consider costs, demand, and supply, optimizing prices in real time.

Regulatory Compliance

  • Challenge: The energy sector is highly regulated, with frequently changing laws. Companies must ensure compliance with local and international regulations.
  • Solution: Neta is continuously updated to meet regulatory requirements in the sector, ensuring all processes comply with current laws and reducing the risk of penalties.

Scalability and Continuous Updates

  • Challenge: IT systems management is often complex and costly, requiring frequent updates and ensuring the system can scale rapidly to handle increasing users and transactions.
  • Solution: Neta is a cloud-native solution designed for rapid scalability. Automatic updates and support for both cloud and on-premise deployments provide companies with the flexibility to adapt to future challenges.
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Trends and Technologies for Utilities

Discover articles and in-depth insights on market trends and digital innovations that are transforming the industry.

The circular economy, when applied to the electricity and gas sales sector, is a strategic lever for building a more sustainable, efficient, and resilient energy system. Goals such as waste reduction, resource reuse, and the increasing integration of renewable sources are the foundation of a circular energy model aligned with environmental policies and the evolving needs of consumers.

The Central Role of Energy Efficiency and Digital Technologies
In the energy market, efficiency is a fundamental pillar of the circular economy. For Utilities companies, reducing consumption and optimizing resource use means adopting advanced technological solutions — such as smart devices, smart metering, and monitoring systems — to support both household and business customers in achieving greater energy awareness.

According to the Sustainability Report by Fondazione Utilitas and Utilitalia (November 2024), the share of energy from renewable sources reached 73% (+2% compared to 2022), while smart gas meter adoption hit 85%, a 19% increase in just two years. These are key indicators that show the energy transition is well underway.

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