smart meter installations

Cornwall Insight has argued in its latest research paper that smart meters are set to play a vitally important role in securing energy security in the UK.

The number of messages sent from smart meters surged to more than 12.1 billion in 2022, nearly doubling the 6.3 billion messages the previous year, according to the Data Communications Company (DCC).

Over 18 million electricity smart meter installations have now taken place since the programme began a decade ago, according to ElectraLink.

Installations of smart meters in January increased 24% year-on-year in Britain, but are still down 25% from pre-pandemic levels of January 2020.

​The installation of smart meters in Britain jumped 21% in 2021, largely recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

​A new milestone has been reached in the smart meter rollout, with 17 million installations since the programme began.

​The smart meter installation rate dipped below 200,000 in August, ending a five-month run.

​Suppliers installed 760,000 domestic smart meters in Q1 2021, taking the number of smart and advanced meters in homes and small businesses to 24.2 million.

​Smart meter installations have jumped 34% month-on-month according to ElectraLink, with 219,000 installations recorded in March 2021.

Lockdown may have impacted smart meter installations during England’s second lockdown, according to data from Electralink.