Smart metering

Real-time energy savings metering is ‘critical’ for retrofitting

A report by a coalition of industry experts has recommended the creation of a new protocol for measuring energy savings in retrofitted homes in real-time. The Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings says a national, standardised way to measure the energy saved by retrofit works is “vital” to unlocking up to £65 billion of investment needed to decarbonise the existing building stock.

Smart lessons from 2020

Centrica to hire 1,000 apprentices after years of ‘underrecruiting’

Smart meter rollout is reaching ‘critical mass’

BEIS and Scottish government clash over smart installs

Landis+Gyr strikes further major smart meter deal with EDF

Elexon to oversee half hourly settlement

Code administrator Elexon has been selected by Ofgem as the senior responsible owner (SRO) for the implementation of Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS). Previous proposals had Ofgem as both programme sponsor and SRO. However in a consultation document the energy regulator unveiled plans to place responsibility for management and delivery of the programme with industry, with Elexon acting as SRO.

Covid sees smart installs drop by 27% in 2020

Ofgem to delay increase to DCC performance penalties

Ofgem has proposed delaying an increase in the amount the Data Communications Company will be penalised by if it fails to hit performance targets. The regulator instead wants to see the different incentives put to trial before being properly implemented.

Smart meter rollout to continue in third national lockdown

The smart meter rollout: Where are we now?

Eon launches smart installation service to wider market

Ovo links smart meters and thermostats

Minute-by-minute flexibility

Conor Maher-McWilliams, head of flexibility at Ovo’s smart technology arm Kaluza, discusses the company’s direct-to-car smart charging trial with Bosch, why some networks are easier to deal with than others, and how it is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to better understand flexibility in heating.  

Second lockdown did not derail smart meter rollout