Tag: smart meters

Seeking a delay in rolling out smart meters in Britain

There are disputes about the potential impact of smart meters to reduce energy consumption and controversy continues. Now Britain’s energy giants are asking the UK government to delay the 2020 deadline for installing smart meters. Emily Gosden explains in an article on The Telegraph website.   Energy giants call for smart meter deadline delay Energy … Continue reading Seeking a delay in rolling out smart meters in Britain →

Increasing the security of smart meters

The European Union has a policy for a major roll out of smart meters. There has been controversy about the costs and whether these meters will actually lead to important energy savings. However, there is also a security concern explained by Pilita Clark and Sam Jones in the Financial Times. Fortunately, Britain’s intelligence agency has … Continue reading Increasing the security of smart meters →

Progress on the deployment of smart meters in the UK

EU Member States are required to ensure the implementation of smart metering under EU energy market legislation in the Third Energy Package. According to the European Commission, “implementation may be subject to a long-term cost-benefit analysis (CBA). In cases where the CBA is positive, there is a roll-out target of 80% market penetration for electricity … Continue reading Progress on the deployment of smart meters in the UK →

Understanding why smart meters could benefit consumers

There is a lot of controversy about the full benefits of the introduction of smart meters. Marcus Scheiber of ROC-Connect explains on the energyefficiencymarkets website about how to persuade consumers to adopt smart meters. As the author states, utilities understand the value of smart meters, but consumers still don’t get it. Do you?   Helping … Continue reading Understanding why smart meters could benefit consumers →

Slow progress in the roll out of smart meters in the US

Throughout OECD countries, there has been a great emphasis on the potential benefits of smart meters. While the potential is there, the roll out and the benefits are not happening. Matthew L. Wald provides a good article in the New York Times about the situation in the US.   Power Savings of Smart Meters Prove … Continue reading Slow progress in the roll out of smart meters in the US →

Latest developments in the roll out of smart meters in the UK

The EU has an ambitious plan for 80% market penetration of smart meters by 2020 as part of the internal electricity and gas market reforms. Emily Gosden writes in The Telegraph on the latest developments in the UK. Widespread installation of electricity and gas "smart meters" was due to begin late next year but could … Continue reading Latest developments in the roll out of smart meters in the UK →

Roll out of smart meters in UK still raising concerns

The UK, like all EU member states, is required to install smart meters throughout the country. While there are many reasons for the roll out, one was certainly to help consumers save energy. According to Rebecca Smithers, writing in The Guardian, new reports show that the savings will be modest at best and the costs … Continue reading Roll out of smart meters in UK still raising concerns →