Smart Energy Events

Synergy is pleased to announce the first edition of Smart Metering UK & Ireland. This 2-day event is part of the global series of annual smart metering events organised by Synergy.

A momentous decision for Britain

The UK government has taken the decision to mandate smart meters for all households. This will result in as many as 47 million smart electricity and gas meters being rolled out nationwide.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath in a debate in the House of Lords:
“This is a major step forward; no other country in the world has moved to an electricity and gas smart meter rollout on this scale. The sloweness of the government in reaching a decision was not due to a lack of understanding of the potential for smart meters, but to some of the practical matters that need to be addressed, among them the scale of rollout. He added that it is difficult to make comparisons on the costs and benefits with other countries as these rollouts have been on different scales within different metering markets and have had different objectives.”

The government will have to consult the industry and regulator on the full detailed proposals and licens modifications and then lay them before Parliament for debate. In the meantime it will continue with a wide-ranging and detailed programme of work to look at the overall case for smart metering for domestic customers.