Smart metering

You have to push to get ‘customer pull’

Ban smart meter back-bills

by Brendan Coyne Suppliers should not be allowed to back-bill customers if smart meters do

Decc says no to DCC services tender visibility

Tighten up smart meter codes or risk derailing rollout, says watchdog

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Prehistoric prepay

New EU data protection laws could prove expensive for UK smart meter rollout

Smart meter re-visits could cost each supplier £100m

Efficiency directive ‘needs smart spec’

Second fence claims three more DCC service bidders

Three more firms are out of the running for major contracts in smart meter data

Second fence claims three more smart metering DCC service bidders

Energy firms divided on merits of Midata

Scottish Power has broken ranks with the rest of the big six energy firms by announcing plans to make customer consumption data available to switching sites. The company aims to make data available to all residential consumers directly or via switching sites free of charge by the end of this year.

Smart meter rollout: consider the alternatives

Smart metering has the potential to deliver huge benefits to many parties, but current proposals come at a high price to the consumer - an estimated £12 billion. More companies than ever are voicing serious concerns about both the timescales, costs and promised financial benefits.

Energy efficiency directive ‘will fail’ without mandatory smart meter minimum spec

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