Latest numbers show over a million smart meters and advanced meters in Great Britain

Figures released today from the Department of Energy and Climate Change confirm that there are now over one million smart meters and advanced meters in homes and microbusinesses across England, Scotland and Wales.

Figures released today from the Department of Energy and Climate Change confirm that there are now over one million smart meters and advanced meters in homes and microbusinesses across England, Scotland and Wales.

Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive of Smart Energy GB, the public engagement body supporting the national smart meter roll-out, said: “Surpassing one million smart meter and advanced meter installations is a significant milestone and achievement at such an early stage of the roll-out, and it’s exciting to see the number of installations continuing to grow. In the last three months, more than 100,000 gas and electricity smart meters were installed at no additional cost across the three nations of Great Britain. Lots of us are already realising the benefits that smart meters bring, including accurate bills and an end to visits from the meter reader, and many more of us will make the upgrade in the New Year”.

Click here for the full Smart Meters, Great Britain, Quarterly report to end September 2014 report.
 
About Smart Energy GB

Smart Energy GB is the independent organisation tasked by government to engage the country during the roll-out of smart meters to every home in Great Britain. The organisation will design and deliver the consumer communications that supports the nationwide roll-out.

Smart Energy GB is responsible for helping people to understand how they will be able to benefit from this new technology and when it will be available to them. It has a particular duty to ensure that low-income, prepayment and vulnerable consumers benefit from the smart meter roll-out.

Smart Energy GB media contacts

For more information, please contact the Smart Energy GB media team:
Lucy Maggs: [email protected], 0203 751 0744
Alicia Painter: [email protected], 0203 751 0745