Smart meters

Ofgem is consulting on issuing them with final orders

It will be powered by renewable energy, in addition to using smart grid as well as blockchain technologies

That’s according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which has published a new raft of smart meter statistics

The new 24/7 solution connects power generation such as wind and hydropower from Vattenfall with data from smart meters that measure real time consumption

Trade body Energy UK has warned the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) suppliers are likely to be hit with large fines ‘as a result of factors outside their control’

It is buying Big Six company SSE’s retail business, which once approved, will make OVO the second largest energy supplier in the UK

New research reveals some energy companies are still rolling out outdated smart meters that fail to work when consumers move to a different supplier

Residents in Tewkesbury, Bolsover and South Derbyshire are said to be the fastest adopters of the smart technology

New research suggests the number of people having issues totals around four million, with just over a year to go until the installation deadline

They will fund sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects