Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 July 2013.
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The cost-benefit case for roll-out
Background
DECC's cost-benefit calculations
Potential benefits
Direct consumer benefits
Industry benefits
Wider energy infrastructure benefits
Costs
Installation and hardware
Value for money and cost-effectiveness of roll-out
Passing on costs and benefits to consumers
3 Roll-out stages and timescale
Concerns about the timescale for mass roll-out
System testing and analysis
New mass roll-out dates
4 Smart meter communications and coverage
Data communication model
Communication between the smart meter and the energy supplier
Communication between the smart meter and the consumer
Procurement
Criticisms of the communications model
Communications challenges
Problems with HAN connectivity and particular building types
Achieving close to 100% coverage over the WAN
5 Smart meter functionality and interoperability
Interoperability
Small and micro businesses
Functionality
Risks of rolling out pre-SMETS 2 meters
6 Consumer savings
Estimated savings
The role of information provision
The role of real-time feedback
How useful do consumers find IHDs?
Should IHDs be offered to all consumers?
How accurate is the information on IHDs?
Small and micro-businesses
7 Consumer concerns and engagement
Public attitudes to smart metering
Potential for consumer concerns to affect roll-out
Consumer concerns
Health
Data protection and privacy
Responding to consumers' concerns
Opt-out and charging
Consumer engagement
The consumer engagement strategy and the Central Delivery Body
8 Conclusion
Recommendations
9 Annex- Summary notes from committee visit
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
List of additional written evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
Oral and written evidence
Tuesday 23 April 2013: Mike Mitcham, Stop Smart Meters! (UK), Dr Liz Evans, Stop Smart Meters! (UK), Dr Jill Meara, Public Health England and Dr John Swanson, Biological Effects Policy Advisory Group; Audrey Gallacher, Consumer Focus and Allen Creedy, Federation of Small Businesses; Sean Weir, SmartReach Consortium, Tony Taylor, Energy Services and Technology Association and Hans Kristiansen, Orsis (UK) Limited
Tuesday 14 May 2013 AM: Dr Sarah Darby, Deputy Programme Leader, Lower Carbon Futures group, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, Dr Gary Raw, Visiting Professor and Professional Research Associate, UCL Energy Institute, Professor Harriet Bulkeley, Professor of Geography, Durham University and Dave Openshaw, Senior Adviser, UK Power Networks; Dr Martyn Thomas CBE, Chairman, IT Policy Panel, Institution of Engineering and Technology and Alex Henney, EEE Limited
Tuesday 14 May 2013 PM: Paul Spence, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, EDF, Dr Neil Pennington, Programme Director, Smart, RWE npower, Andrew Ward, Operations Director, ScottishPower and Tony House, Smart Programme Director, SSE; Stuart Rolland, Managing Director, Smart Metering, British Gas, Don Leiper, Director of New Business, E.ON and Darren Braham, First Utility
Tuesday 4 June 2013: Maxine Frerk, Retail Markets and Research, Ofgem; Baroness Verma, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DECC, Daron Walker, Director, Fuel Poverty and Smart Meters, DECC and Jacqui Russell, Head of Consumer Engagement and Roll-out, DECC
Written evidence
Additional written evidence (unprinted)
