Smart Meters
What are Smart Meters?
Over the next 11 years every household in Britain will receive Smart Meters, one for gas and one for electricity. This project will be one of the largest infrastructure projects to have taken place since the Second World War. It will require a substantial investment as there are 48 million traditional gas and electricity meters to be replaced nationwide.
Smart Meters come with two-way communications that will enable meter readings to be taken at any time of the night or day without the need for a visit from a meter reader. These Smart Meters automatically send the reading information electronically. Imagine: no more estimated bills, knowing how much energy/money you are using at any given time, more flexible tariffs and methods of paying your bill and being able to see if you are using less energy compared to yesterday, last week, or even last year.
Perhaps most importantly, lower bills through lower energy consumption. Good for the wallet, great for the environment.
What do smart meters look like?
Smart meters look like your existing meter, but do not have dials. Smart meters have an LCD digital display showing how much energy you have used, and will be placed into the existing meter base at your location
How is a smart meter different from my existing meter?
Existing meters are read once a month, either manually by a meter reader, or by using a van that drives by to retrieve meter data remotely. Smart meters are read daily, or more frequently, using a two-way communications network.
