The true cost of having a smart meter has been unmasked and it suggests the potential savings households are claimed they could make are offset by these hidden charges. Energy providers have to pay several companies when providing smart meters to customers, known as Meter Asset Providers. Rent can be as much as 14p a … Read more
Without any major announcement, Google has ended the time of its audience measurement app, Screenwise Meter as well as its rewards program. Users of the program who are set to receive incentives for letting the app record their web browsing habits are told to delete the app from the devices and claim their rewards within … Read more
The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household’s energy supply without warning or compensation for those affected. A series of backdoor ‘modifications’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring. These include giving networks the right to decide … Read more
Now they’re trying to make us all get smart water meters…and, guess what, it’ll lead to higher bills By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 22:40 BST, 11 July 2020 Water companies are forcing ‘smart’ water meters on to customers in a move critics fear will trigger … Read more
Households that have prepayment meters are paying over the odds for their energy supply to the tune of nearly half a billion pounds a year, new data claims. More than four million prepayment meter customers are overpaying on their energy bills by an average of £94 a year each, when compared to those with a … Read more
Roll out of smart meters halted to protect customers during the coronavirus pandemic By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 31 March 2020 The roll out of smart meters has been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Trade body Energy UK says its members … Read more
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