LONDON — The United Kingdom has delayed a plan that would put smart energy meters in 30 million homes, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced.
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the Rt. Hon. Edward Davey Mp said in a statement that the government determined more time was needed for the implementation of the program.
“The consistent message was that more time was needed if the mass rollout was to get off to the best possible start and ensure a quality experience for consumers. We therefore now expect suppliers to be ready to start their full scale roll-out by autumn 2015, supported by the DCC [common data and communication infrastructure] services,” Davey said.