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Smart Meter
A modern meter that sends usage data automatically to your supplier.
What is a Smart Meter?
A smart meter is a digital gas or electricity meter that automatically sends your usage data to your supplier. No more estimated bills or manual readings.
Benefits
- Accurate bills: Based on actual usage
- Monitor consumption: See energy use in real-time
- No readings needed: Data sent automatically
- Faster switching: Makes changing suppliers easier
Types
- SMETS1: First generation, can lose smart function when switching
- SMETS2: Current standard, maintains smart function with any supplier
Do you need one?
Smart meters aren't mandatory yet, but offer clear benefits. Most new business contracts encourage their installation.
Our approach
Having a smart meter makes our job easier, but it's not required. We can work with any meter type.
- Monitor consumption: See energy use in real-time
- No readings needed: Data sent automatically
- Faster switching: Makes changing suppliers easier
Types
- SMETS1: First generation, can lose smart function when switching
- SMETS2: Current standard, maintains smart function with any supplier
Do you need one?
Smart meters aren't mandatory yet, but offer clear benefits. Most new business contracts encourage their installation.
Our approach
Having a smart meter makes our job easier, but it's not required. We can work with any meter type.
- SMETS2: Current standard, maintains smart function with any supplier
- SMETS1: First generation, can lose smart function when switching
- Faster switching: Makes changing suppliers easier
- No readings needed: Data sent automatically
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