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Sidelining smart meters in PR24 would be ‘missed opportunity’
Not including smart water meters in PR24 business plans would represent a “missed opportunity” to reduce consumption and leakage, according to Arqiva. Peter Baker, director of smart utilities networks at the telecommunications company, said smart meters have already been shown to be effective at identifying leaks and encouraging consumers to lower their water usage, adding: "It doesn’t all have to be policy and mandates – the cost and consumption benefits are clear to be seen.”
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Water retail: Looking beyond the friction points
Water retailers speak to Utility Week about what Defra's strategic policy statement to Ofwat means for the non-household sector. Emphasising the environment and using competition to drive the market are the right calls, retailers say, but the devil will be in the detail
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The race to meet the smart meter deadline
Government has launched a new smart meter framework which aims to boost the rollout. So, what's next for suppliers as they ramp up the delivery programme?
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Benefits of smart water metering outweigh costs
A coordinated smart meter rollout could deliver £4.4 billion of societal, environmental benefits against a cost of £2.5 billion, a study by Frontier Economics has found. The benefits would include lower water consumption, improved network management, customer-side leakage detection and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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Portsmouth targets 20% PCC cut with smart meter trial
Portsmouth has begun a smart meter trial ahead of a wider rollout during AMP8. Water efficiency manager Lianne Riggs told Utility Week customers are less interested in saving money because bills are low but environmental messages do resonate.
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Thames Water hits half million smart meter milestone
Thames Water is the first company in the country to undertake a mass rollout of smart water meters and has reached half a million installations. The firm said the programme has led to a reduction in leakage and greater consumer engagement with water efficiency.
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Smart meters ‘can be eyes and ears of water network’
Ofwat has named smart networks as an area of focus for the next AMP cycle to bring step change in water companies' service. Engineering and analysis experts from Enzen talk to Utility Week about the advantages data could bring
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Water metering: How smart is too smart?
How does a smart water network help cut leakage by 25 per cent and consumption by 18 per cent? And do customers really need their meter read 24 times a day? Ruth Williams looks at how the water sector can avoid the pitfalls of the energy smart meter rollout and whether you can have too much data.
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CMA says PPM price cap ‘should extend’ beyond 2020
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed its decision that the prepayment meter cap should be extended beyond 2020 as a result of delays to the rollout of smart meters. It has also officially indicated that Ofgem's revised methodology should be used to calculate the cap, resulting in customers paying an extra £1 per week on average.
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