Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 26355

Energy: Meters

Tabled: 24 January 2025

Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Harriet Cross

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support households in rural areas in Scotland that do not have a (a) mobile and (b) radio signal and cannot install a smart meter in advance of the

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh

Where a household is one of the 0.7% of premises in Great Britain without Wide Area Network (WAN) coverage, energy suppliers can provide pre-configured smart meters, which operate like analogue meters, until a WAN connection can be established. The Office...

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