Will the smart meter roll-out be another government IT disaster?

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Andrew Warren fears the government's flagship smart meter programme could be heading for trouble

The Smart Metering Implementation Programme requires energy suppliers to replace 53 million meters in 30 million homes and small businesses with "smart" electricity and gas meters by 2020. All costs of...

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