smart meters

The campaign company, Smart Energy GB, has run a new public poll to reaffirm the benefits of smart meters in the light of current national criticism.

Project Local Energy Oxfordshire (LEO), led by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, has revealed “key recommendations” from its grid flexibility trials to create an “energy system of the future.”

​On Sunday (5 February) Grant Shapps called on Ofgem to “toughen up on energy suppliers” following reports of forced prepayment meter installations by British Gas.

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has backed the SMS plc-led research project that uses ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT)-enabled smart meters to provide tailored solutions and allow consumers to improve the energy efficiency of households.

​Humane Energy has called on the Government to protect customers from systemic abuse of smart-meters novel, remotely programmable, features.

Energy data transfer regulator ElectraLink said the final figure for smart meter installations in 2022 reached 2.37 million – slightly lower than the 2.42 million reported in 2021.

The number of messages sent from smart meters surged to more than 12.1 billion in 2022, nearly doubling the 6.3 billion messages the previous year, according to the Data Communications Company (DCC).

E.ON has celebrated reaching five million smart meter installations across the UK, in what the company has called an significant milestone which “is key to E.ON’s ambition to help customers better manage their energy”.

Software platform manager ESG has reached its 10 millionth smart meter under management via its uSmart platform in the UK.

Smart Metering Systems (SMS) is set to survey up to 3,000 properties in the UK as a means to support the rollout of smart meters.