Easy access to consumption data for consumers with smart meters under the Energy Efficiency Directive
Detail of outcome
The government’s response to this consultation is set out in Section 8: Smart metering elements of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive of the Government response to the consultation on the second version of the Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specifications (SMETS2) Part 2, published on 1 July 2013.
The government concluded that SMETS 2 will be extended to include a requirement for the electricity meter to store 24 months of daily consumption data. The Communications Hub Technical Specifications will require that the communications hub stores this data for gas meters. We intend to introduce suppliers’ licence conditions which will require that domestic consumers with any SMETS meter are provided with consumption data over the meter interface or the internet, and to ensure it is provided free of charge. The government issued a consultation on 22 October 2013 seeking views on licence conditions which will implement this.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation focuses on the implementation of a provision in the new Energy Efficiency Directive, which relates to the roll-out of smart meters. It requires that domestic consumers should be provided with easy access to at least 24 months of daily/weekly/monthly/annual consumption data, where they have a smart meter.
