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UCL Energy Institute response to University of Sussex research on smart meters
The UCL Energy Institute has published an open letter to the editors of Energy Policy to highlight a number of errors in a recent paper on smart meters by the University of Sussex.
The open letter makes a series of observations about the factual accuracy of the research as well as its academic impartiality and methodology, stating that: “… this paper contains factual errors that materially change the conclusions of the paper, is sufficiently methodologically unclear as to make replication of findings impossible, and does not display issues of academic impartiality and balance expected of peer reviewed research papers.”
Smart Energy GB issued a statement in response to the University of Sussex’s research when it was published in September, making clear that the research contained serious inaccuracies and omissions and painted a misleading picture of the smart meter rollout and benefits to consumers.
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