In May 2009 the Government consulted on proposals relating to the roll-out of smart meters to households and small and medium non-domestic sites. The consultation addressed some of the fundamental issues for the roll out. The Government’s response to the consultation was published on 2 December 2009 - see Post Consultation documents below. The response sets out the Government’s conclusions and decisions following the consultation, in particular its conclusions on:
- delivery model for domestic smart meters (Section 2)
- high-level smart functionality requirements for domestic electricity and gas meters (Section 3)
- provision of a real-time display and information with a smart meter (Section 3)
- approach on smart functionality requirements for non-domestic meters (Section 4
- implementation programme (Section 6).
In addition Impact Assessments for the domestic and non-domestic roll outs, and supporting analytical consultancy work have been published.
Delivery models for smart metering: further work on distribution network model
As part of the 2009 consultation, DECC undertook further work on Distribution Network delivery models for smart metering. Baringa Partners supported DECC in this work.
Two workshops were organised to contribute to the analysis. The first focused on defining how approaches involving more responsibilities for the distribution network companies might operate. The second workshop was designed to help in the evaluation process.
Papers prepared for the workshops are available below: