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ISSUE 02 FEB/2019
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Flex is published quarterly with Utility Week by Faversham House.
Taking data to task 4
e mission of the Energy Data Task Force
Technofile 6
Interview with Tempus Energy's Sara Bell
Expert view: Leveraging digital 7
An app to cut energy bills 8
Help is at hand for hard-pressed businesses
Expert view: Collections 9
e power generation 10
Soon we will all be prosumers
Interview: Mike Young 14
Centrica's global CIO talks to Flex
Smart tech, happy customers 20
e best technology to keep customers happy
Expert view: Cutting bad debt 25
Investing in innovation 26
How to choose the right technologies
Does it measure up? 28
e water sector's 'citizen scientists'
Expert view: Customer journey 31
6.53 million litres per day 32
ames Water's leak detection success
Take five 34
Innovations to help those most in need
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