Smart Meters
Why smart meters
- Upgrading to smart meters is a national commitment to reducing energy use in Great Britain. The UK Government have made it mandatory that all energy suppliers should install smart meters in all homes and small businesses by the end of 2025.
- Smart meters allow you to track your energy usage patterns and allow access to more detailed reports, giving you an idea of how you’re using your energy and how you could reduce your consumption.
- Your meter readings are automatically sent to your supplier via a safe and secure national network set up solely for smart meters (the Data Communications Company or DCC). Although they use a wireless system, it doesn’t use your Wi-Fi connection.
We suggest our customers visit the Great Britain smart meter roll out website which is full of useful information and facts on smart meters.
What were D-ENERGi’s Smart Meter Roll Out Targets for 2022 and what are new targets for 2024?
Fuel 2022 | Planned/Actual 2022 | Smart Meters Installed 2022 |
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Electricity | Planned annual target delivery | 14 |
Actual Qualifying Metering Systems installed | 0 | |
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Gas | Planned annual target delivery | 32 |
Actual Qualifying Metering Systems installed | 133 | |
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Fuel 2023 | Planned/Actual 2023 | Smart Meters Installed 2023 |
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Gas | Planned annual target delivery | 135 |
Actual Qualifying Metering Systems installed | 184 | |
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Electricity | Planned annual target delivery | 112 |
Actual Qualifying Metering Systems installed | 112 | |
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Fuel 2024 | Planned/Actual 2024 | Smart Meters Installed 2024 |
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Gas | Planned annual target delivery | 48 |
Actual Qualifying Metering Systems installed | 0 | |
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Electric | Planned annual target delivery | 148 |
Actual Qualifying Metering Systems installed | 0 |
I’m a business.
What type of smart meters can I have?
Our regulator OFGEM has made it mandatory to categorise businesses we supply into 2 categories referred as either micro business or non micro business. We ask all our customers to familarise themselves with our micro business guide. Micro businesses are typically smaller businesses that have the option to choose between an automatic meter reading (AMR) meter or a SMETS2 meter. Both offer similar benefits, depending on your requirements please see the comparison table below. If your consumption is above this threshold and we supply you, you are typically a non micro business. D-ENERGi will be rolling out the latest SMETS2 meters & AMR meters to all qualifying micro business and non micro business customers, with their consent over the coming months and years as required by our regulator OFGEM.
AMR Smart meter | SMETS2 Smart Meter | |
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Automatic meater reading | ✔ | ✔ |
Accurate billing * | ✔ | ✔ |
Consumption data | ✔ | ✔ |
Appointment time suit you | ✔ | ✔ |
No conditional cost to install | ✔ | ✔ |
Change of supplier | Your smart meter should operate with the same functionality as long as the supplier has an agreement with the operator of the AMR meter | Your smart meter should operate with the same functionality |
When can I get one ? | Now | Subject to availability. |
The difference between AMR & SMETS2 meters
Micro businesses or smaller businesses can choose from two types of smart meter, depending on their needs. Each type will help you better understand how your business uses energy. You can choose from:
AMR smart meters
When you upgrade to a new AMR smart meter, you can gain a better understanding of your energy consumption. That knowledge can help you reduce the amount of energy you use. And that can help to lower your costs and reduce your carbon footprint. AMR meters are typically installed on the higher usage business customers.
Your AMR smart meter sends your meter readings remotely. So you’ll benefit from accurate bills based on your actual readings, rather than an estimate.
SMETS2 smart meters
SMETS2 smart meters give you all the same benefits of AMR meters. These include remote meter readings, accurate billing without the need for estimates, plus access to your energy data.
What’s more, when you link a Consumer Access Device (CAD) or an In Home Display (IHD) to your SMETS2 meter, so you can view your energy consumption in near real-time.
Whether you’d prefer AMR or SMETS2 smart meters, they can be requested by whoever pays the bill. If you rent your premises, ask your landlord before upgrading your meter.
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More FAQs on business smart meters
A: We comply with the ISO 27001 standard for all information security management systems, making sure our customer or energy consumption data is held and transmitted securely.
For details of how we manage your personal customer data, please see our privacy policy.
A: We’ll test your signal to make sure it’s strong enough to send meter readings. Our engineer will then record the final reading on your old meter.
It’ll take about an hour to fit the new business smart meter and your electricity will need to be turned off for about 40 minutes. Our engineer will then take a first reading from your new smart meter.
We’ve signed up to the Smart Metering Installation Code of Practice (SMICoP). This means we’ll always:
- Give you a high quality of service throughout the installation
- Book an appointment at a time to suit your business
- Minimise disruption
- Tell you if we can’t install your smart meter and go through your options
- Show you how your smart meter works
A: Before your installation, please:
- Clear the area around your old meter so it’s easy to get to
- Unlock doors if your old meter is in a cupboard
- Turn off any electrical items like alarms or computers, so they’re not affected when your electricity is turned off
- Tell us if there are times and days when the installation would be most convenient
A: If we’ve missed your appointment please call the installation partner to see if it can be re-scheduled.
If you’re not happy please, raise a complaint.
If you’re a micro business, find out more about the Electricity and Gas (Standards of Performance) (Suppliers) Regulations 2015.
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