Smart meter roll out delay confirmed

James Murray
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Ed Davey announces that national deployment of 50 million smart meters will not be completed until 2020 - a year later than expected

The UK's ambitious roll out of smart meters to every household and business in the country has been delayed by one year, after ministers decided more time was needed to deliver the data and communications...

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