UK-based utility Scottish and Southern Energy has agreed to invest GBP1 million in data systems developer Onzo, in return for a 24.5% share in the company. SSE’s investment partner, Sigma Capital Group, will also invest GBP1 million for an equivalent 24.5% share.   Onzo’s technology is used in the development of display devices that support smart metering systems. The devices provide real-time information about energy consumption and have the potential to provide data down to the individual appliance level. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has also placed initial orders worth over GBP7 million with Onzo for the company’s energy display products and specialist data services. As part of this order, SSE has secured exclusive rights to Onzo’s products and services covering the UK and Ireland. David Gardner, head of ventures at SSE, said: “Energy customers have a growing expectation that their supplier will provide new ways to help them reduce their energy consumption, and in the future this could become an important service differentiator. This partnership with Onzo will give SSE access to leading-edge technologies that will help us provide a new level of support to customers who want to reduce their energy consumption.”