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Energy secretary Amber Rudd has insisted that the smart meter rollout will be “both affordable and effective”.
In a letter to today’s Times, Rudd highlighted the Competition and Markets Authority’s acknowledgement that smart meters will increase energy efficiency and provide customers with more accurate bills.
She added: “Smart meters form part of our digital future, will underpin the smart grid and provide energy networks with crucial data to help them become more efficient. Smart meters are a key investment, helping us to move to an infrastructure fit for the 21st century.”
The mass rollout of smart meters is due to begin this summer; the UK has signed up to a European target to have a smart meter in every home and business by 2020.
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