GlowTrack

Every winter in the UK, people in low-income households suffer in cold homes because they can’t afford heating. GlowTrack by Horizon Zero aims to target support to those most in need by using secure transaction data with financial services, energy and property sectors to build a “heating support priority index”.

To lower heating costs, this prototype will estimate total demand from the prioritised households in the index and with the aim of bulk-purchasing energy at wholesale rates, significantly reducing costs compared to retail rates. Pre-ordering ahead of winter would also provide suppliers with demand certainty, further driving down prices.

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