Meridian Energy —
£420K Guard Costs Replaced Annually

Meridian Energy's previous security model — on-site guarding contracted at £420,000 annually — provided 8-hour overnight coverage at each site but left daytime hours completely unmonitored. Metal theft had cost the company three transformer incidents in two years, each resulting in six-figure repair costs and grid downtime. The remote, geographically isolated nature of the sites meant guard response times were slow and connectivity was unreliable. NIS Regulations compliance required detailed incident logging and access control documentation that was being compiled manually — consuming 4 hours per week of security team time. The company needed a solution that could provide 24/7 verified monitoring without the cost of round-the-clock on-site guarding.

ImageDeep deployed across all 11 sites using a combination of fixed perimeter cameras and solar-powered SentryPal Pro mobile towers at access points. Edge AI processing handles connectivity outages by recording locally and syncing verified incident data when connectivity is restored — a critical feature for sites with unreliable 4G coverage. The platform's LPR capability at site gates logs every vehicle entry and exit, with automated alerts for unregistered plates outside working hours. Lone worker safety check-in protocols are now automated. NIS Regulations compliance logging is generated in real time, eliminating the 4 hours per week of manual compliance reporting. Two attempted intrusions were detected within 12 seconds of perimeter entry, with police notified in under 60 seconds.