Smart meters set to cost households £215

[Michael Browne]

Beleaguered energy customers face a £215 bill for the installation of smart meters that will only save them around 3 per cent on their average annual bill by 2030, according to the public spending watchdog.

 

 

The Commons public accounts select committee estimated the smart meter rollout will cost £10.6 billion for the actual meters, with households forking out up to £11 running costs a year, plus the £215 cost of installing the meter.

 

 

According to the committee, consumers will save just 2 per cent on an average annual bill of £1,328 until 2020, rising to £43 a year, or 3 per cent, by 2030.

 

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[Conniff]

This comes from the top, so if the government ordered my company to install something, I would pass that on to the customer as well.