Smart Metering Systems wins Ecotricity smart meter contract

Madeleine Cuff
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Green energy provider says it will have offered every customer a smart meter by 2018, two years ahead of government deadline

Smart Metering Systems plc (SMS) announced yesterday it has signed a new agreement with green energy provider Ecotricity to roll out smart meters to its UK customers. Under the terms of the deal, SMS...

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