Smart meters: Slow ongoing rollout prompts MPs to call for strategy review

Michael Holder
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Parliament's Public Accounts Committee warns smart meters continue to face 'serious reputational obstacles' that are hampering the roll out of the technology

The government's national smart rollout is proceeding far too slowly, according to a new report from MPs, which warns that deployment targets are being missed and the costs associated with the programme...

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