Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, under what circumstances her Department would amend the requirement for energy suppliers to endeavour to install smart meters in 100 per cent of customers' homes by 2020.

The Government’s policy is for the benefits of smart metering to be available to all consumers so they can take control of their energy consumption, make better-informed decisions on their energy supplier, and switch more easily. There is a sound business case for a universal roll-out.

As energy suppliers have known for a number of years, they are required under licence conditions to take all reasonable steps to install smart meters in all of their domestic customers’ premises, and smart or advanced meters in smaller non-domestic sites, by 31 December 2020. There are no plans to amend this obligation.