Energy: Meters

(asked on 15th March 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of smart meters on (a) domestic household energy bills and (b) the level of domestic energy switching; and if he will make a statement.


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Claire Perry
This question was answered on 22nd March 2018

Smart Meters are forecast to reduce household bills by £300m by 2020. Smart Energy GB have also found that 86% of people with a smart meter have already made energy saving changes to their behaviour, while British Gas have reported that their dual fuel smart meter customers are reducing their energy consumption by almost 4% on average.

Smart meters offer real-time information on energy usage in pounds and pence, enabling consumers to better understand their bills and how they use energy. Ofgem’s Consumer Engagement Survey for 2017 showed that consumers who say they have a smart meter are more likely to have switched supplier in the past 12 months (23% versus 17% who don’t say they have a smart meter). The survey is available here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/consumer-engagement-survey-2017

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