Smart Meters

Public Accounts Committee voices fears over cost of smart meter deployment, but DECC insists strategy will deliver over £6bn iof net benefits to the economy

Baroness Verma's speech on the creation of an "energy saving society" - in full

Oxford University team warns companies hampered by both too little and too much information as they seek to reduce energy consumption

EIB inks lending agreement with Arqiva to support the deployment of smart meter, digital radio and Wi-Fi infrastructure

Sir Bob Geldof launches new nationwide publicity campaign to promote the benefits of smart meter rollout

A central part of the $20bn Hudson Yards community will be a vast sensor network to track air quality, traffic, energy, waste processes and more

New figures show nearly 100,000 domestic smart meters were installed during the first half of the year

Survey suggests consumers have greater faith in their supplier if they have more accurate bills

Government insists good progress is being made although NAO finds net benefits of energy saving technology have fallen by more than £2bn

The city invites all civic-minded entrepreneurs to participate in its "living lab", as Cisco works on smart parking with Streetline