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Avoiding pause in smart meter rollout ‘priority’ for Energy UK

The industry must avoid any hiatus in the smart meter rollout programme when installation of the SMETS1 devices ends in mid-March, Energy UK’s director of regulation has told MPs.

6 years ago

Smart Energy GB has one unresolved advert complaint

6 years ago

Government proposes start date for new smart meter obligation

6 years ago

To transform the energy industry, you need the backing of consumers

6 years ago

Weflip research reveals ‘myths’ about energy retail sector

Weflip research reveals "myths and misunderstandings" about the energy retail sector.

6 years ago

Smart meters to be in 70% of households by end of 2020

Claire Perry has insisted that smart meters will be installed in 70 per cent of households by the end of next year despite widespread doubts about the pace of the programme’s slow rollout.

6 years ago

DCC confirms 250,000 SMETS2 smart meter milestone

The Data Communications Company (DCC) has announced the news that 250,000 SMETS2 devices have been installed and are successfully operating on its network.

6 years ago

Claire Perry: 220,000 SMETS2 meters connected to network

More than 200,000 SMETS2 devices have been connected to the DCC's network, energy minister Claire Perry has told parliament.

6 years ago

Big six supplier British Gas installs six million smart meters

British Gas has installed six million smart meter devices out of the 13 million smart meters installed by the entire industry.

6 years ago

SMETS2 installation figure surpasses 176,000

The annual progress report on the smart meter programme, published by BEIS in the run up to Christmas, says that more than 176,000 gas and electricity SMETS2 meters were connected to the Data Communications Company’s (DCC) system by the end of November last year.

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Utility Week review of 2018: Energy retail

2018 will be remembered for a number of key events in the energy retail sphere, namely the confirmation of the energy price cap and the influx of failing energy suppliers.

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A smart world needs the right data

Put simply, the smart energy system of the future will be developed on the foundations

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Expert view: Customers don’t think in sectors, so utilities shouldn’t either

Consumers are transferring their customer experience expectations across all of the brands they interact with.

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Chief executive’s view: Chris Earle, Verastar

The opportunities offered by deregulation have shaped Verastar over the past 20 years. The business

6 years ago

Two paths for advancing the smart metering programme

Smart metering rollouts around the world are now delivering significant benefits to consumers. In this Market View, Ryan Hledik of The Brattle Group reveals how Britain's programme could do the the same,

6 years ago

Smart homes appearing on the radar

Interest in smart technology is on the rise, and it is being driven, in part,

6 years ago

How Eversmart cuts its cloth

Barney Cook is no stranger to hardship in the energy business, having seen his family

6 years ago

Cloud KB launches MAT Android app for SMETS2

IT company Cloud KB launches MAT Android app for SMETS2 installations.

6 years ago

Almost 90% of customers ‘satisfied’ with smart meter installation

The research explored customer experiences of smart metering over time; beginning with their decision to get a smart meter, through the installation process to almost one-year after installation.

6 years ago

Rate of smart meter installation labelled ‘alarming’

A total of 1,128,000 domestic smart meters have been installed by large energy suppliers in the third quarter of 2018 (495,400 gas and 632,600 electricity meters).

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