Firm behind smart metering network sets out plans to support move to net zero
The organisation behind the nation’s smart metering network has set out how its platform could be used to support the move to net zero.
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Cost of maintaining ‘relic meters’ will be costly, climate change minister tells customers
Energy customers who reject new smart meters have been warned that the cost to them of maintaining "relic meters" will be "very high".
Energy firms given until 2024 in further delay to smart meter rollout
Energy suppliers have been given an extra four years to roll out smart meters into every home in the country, the Government has revealed.
One in three smart meter owners has issues with device, new survey claims
A third of smart meter owners have had problems with their devices, ranging from them "going dumb" to failing to function entirely, a survey suggests.
SSE to cut more than 400 smart meter jobs, says union
Energy giant SSE is planning to cut more than 400 jobs in its retail sector covering smart meter installation because of a lack of take-up for the devices from consumers, according to a union.
SSE fined £700k for missing smart meter target
Energy giant SSE has been fined £700,000 by regulator Ofgem for missing last year's target to install gas smart meters for customers.
More than half customer smart meter devices ‘stop working’ after switch
More than half of energy customers with a smart meter have found the devices stopped working when they switched supplier, research suggests.
Energy firms losing battle to hit 2020 smart meter target, Which? warns
Energy suppliers need to triple their smart meter installation rates to have any hope of completing a national roll-out by 2020, new analysis suggests.
86% of smart meter owners make energy saving changes
A new report by Smart Energy GB finds that 86% of customers make positive energy saving changes which they carry through over time as a consequence of owning a smart meter.
ITI Energy investing £3.03m in power-grid technology project
ABERDEEN-BASED ITI Energy has announced the start of a new research and development (R&D) project aimed at boosting the technologies needed to support a next-generation power grid.