The UK government is striving to ensure the nation reduces its carbon footprint over the next few decades. And smart meters are helping.

A smart meter can help both commercial and residential customers be more energy efficient! Want to know how a smart meter can save you energy and money? Check out this smart meter guide…

Smart energy and its popularity

The smart meter drive started a while ago and is still proving popular. Not long ago, the government set electricity and mains gas suppliers the target of making the technology available to every home in England, Scotland and Wales by 2020 — that’s 26 million households in total.

Across the board, smart meters streamline and enhance the entire energy supply process. Essentially, smart meter use will help to phase out inexact readings in favour of up-to-the-minute digital energy usage recordings. These measurements are then sent directly to energy suppliers and used to generate fully accurate bills, based on actual usage.

Run a small business with fewer than ten employees? Then, consider a smart meter! If you’re unsure if you’re eligible, ask your energy supplier or broker.

Top reasons to get a smart meter at your business

There are plenty of reasons to get behind the smart meter trend. Here are the main advantages of installing a smart meter:

• • Power suppliers responding quicker to power cuts.
  • Nationwide, integrated smart grid.
  • Connecting energy habits and use to help you adopt smarter money and energy-saving decisions.
  • Removal of manual meter readings.
  • More competitive tariffs, as suppliers get more knowledgeable of energy use.

• Eradication of estimated bills.    

A typical smart meter installation day

Keen to get your smart meter installed? Here’s a rundown of a smart meter gas installation day:

• Time

Speak with your energy supplier to sort out a day and time.

• Access

Give your supplier’s designated installer entry when they arrive to put in your smart meter.

• Start

If you have any queries or concerns, now is the time to ask!  

Positive smart meter surveys

What are people saying about smart meters? Are reactions mainly positive or negative? The Smart Meter Customer Experience Study carried out in August 2017 by the government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy revealed that 80% of those surveyed were satisfied with the technology itself, while 89% were pleased with the installation visit.

Enhance your business with a smart meter today!