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Smart meters allow energy suppliers to communicate directly with their customers, removing the need for meter readings and ensuring entirely accurate bills with no estimates. Consumption information can be provided to domestic customers through an integrated, in-home display. Among other potential benefits, they could offer gas and electricity customers accurate bills and provide information that could help them use less energy and encourage energy efficiency.
The Government has announced that smart meters will be rolled-out to all domestic customers by the end of 2020. It anticipates an indicative timetable of around two years to design and establish the full details of the roll-out, followed by a ten-year roll-out period.
Advanced metering will be roll-out to larger business customers over five years from early 2009. The Government consulted recently on a draft licence modification to implement the requirement:
The Government’s response to this consultation is below:
The licence modifications and guidance notes on these are at:
The Government also consulted recently on smart and advanced metering for other business sites:
Additional detailed information on the consultation impact assessment is at:
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