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Smart meters inquiry

Inquiry

The Science and Technology Committee has found that the Government is not being clear on the benefits of smart meters. The Government lists 11 different objectives for the project, including saving customers money on energy bills, yet the amount of money saved by individual consumers is expected to be small.

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6th Report - Evidence Check: Smart metering of electricity and gas
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3rd Special Report - Evidence Check: Smart metering of electricity and gas: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2016–17
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3rd Special Report - Evidence Check: Smart metering of electricity and gas: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2016–17
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3 May 2016
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Witnesses Nick Hunn, Chief Technology Officer, WiFore Consulting Ltd, Pam Conway, Head of Smart Strategy, British Gas, and Dr Sarah J Darby, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford; Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change, Daron Walker, Senior Responsible Owner, Smart Metering Implementation Plan, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Sacha Deshmukh, Chief Executive, Smart Energy GB.
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British Gas (SME0045)
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Northern Powergrid (SME0044)
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Hugh Smeaton (SME0043)
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