SSE Energy Services to pay Ofgem £1.2m for missing smart meter targets

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A new set of targets to accelerate smart meter installations across the UK are expected to be unveiled in the coming months
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A new set of targets to accelerate smart meter installations across the UK are expected to be unveiled in the coming months

Voluntary settlement to paid by OVO Energy, which acquired SSE's energy supplier business in January this year

SSE Energy Services has agreed to pay £1.2m for missing customer smart meter installation targets last year, energy regulator Ofgem announced today. However, OVO Energy is to foot the bill for the voluntary...

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