Research and analysis

Smart meters: progress on realising benefits for consumers

These reports outline the benefits to consumers of smart meters and the progress on maximising those benefits, including research on the delivery of the smart meter customer journey.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
16 September 2019
Last updated
8 August 2025 鈥� See all updates

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Smart meters provide a range of direct benefits to consumers. We have been monitoring those benefits since roll-out began.

This work is supported by independent research into the benefits being realised through the smart meter roll out and the experience of getting a smart meter. The first report into the experience of getting a smart meter was conducted in 2018 by using trained mystery shoppers, the second report was published in 2025 using convenience sampling to obtain a sample of domestic and non-domestic consumers.

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Published 16 September 2019
Last updated 8 August 2025 show all updates

  1. Added 'Smart meter booking and installation process: evaluation'.

  2. First published.

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