Smart meter installations hit by coronavirus

Smart meter installations have plummeted this year, thanks to the coronavirus, new data has revealed. The number of smart meters operating in smart mode at the end of June is almost unchanged from three months’ previous – with an increase of just 0.4 per cent, according to official smart meter statistics from the Government. In … Read more

Lockdown halts progress of smart meter installations

Smart meter rollout dented: Lockdown halts progress of installations and fewer than half of homes are predicted to have one by next summer The rollout will now only reach 48% completion by the end of June 2021  This is compared to the 61% predicted pre-pandemic Many are still averse to having a meter fitted at home   … Read more

Energy suppliers restart smart meter installations

Energy suppliers restart smart meter installations but customers will be screened by call centre workers By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 2 June 2020 | Updated: 23:20 BST, 2 June 2020 Energy suppliers are restarting smart meter installations after a two-month pause Energy suppliers are restarting smart meter installations after a … Read more

Millions of first generation smart meters fitted last year as rate of installations drops 

Nearly 1.5million first generation smart meters (SMETS1) were installed in households across the country last year – despite the fact installations of the older devices do not count towards energy suppliers official target figures. Some 4.5million smart meters were installed in 2019, according to a new report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial … Read more