DCC

June 18, 2020

Drax and partners to trial new polyphase SMETS2 smart meters

Drax has revealed it is working on what it is lauding as a ‘ground-breaking’ polyphase SMETS2 smart meter.

Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.

May 28, 2020

Domestic smart meter installations fell 15% in Q1 due to COVID-19

Smart meter installations dropped in Q1 of 2020, as the impact of COVID-19 began to be felt in the UK in March.

March 6, 2020

Ofgem issues final orders to suppliers who failed to join DCC

Ofgem has issued five supplier with final orders after they failed to become Data Communications Company (DCC) users.

February 27, 2020

SMETS2 rollout hits four millionth installation milestone

The smart meter rollout has hit a new milestone, as the Data Communications Company (DCC) confirms the installation of the four millionth second-generation smart meter (SMETS2).

January 10, 2020

Ofgem considering issuing final orders to nine suppliers over failure to join DCC

Ofgem is consulting on issuing nine suppliers final orders, which could lead to revocation of their licenses, for not joining the Data Communications Company (DCC).

December 3, 2019

SMETS2 smart meter installs pass 3 million mark

More than three million second-generation smart meters have now been installed in the UK, new figures from the Data Communications Company have revealed.

Already existing mechanisms could help mitigate the effects this winter. Image: Getty.

October 30, 2019

Ofgem ready to take 'tough action' if suppliers fail to meet smart meter targets

Ofgem is “ready to take tough action” on suppliers that fall short of smart meter goals, the regulator’s executive director of consumers and markets, Mary Starks, has said.