<P> In August 2007 , the UK Government held a consultation on improving metering and information about power consumption . The consultation attached the necessary draft regulations and proposed that , from 2008 , domestic customers should provide comparative historical consumption data and electricity suppliers should provide a real - time display unit within time limits . For business customers , it was proposed that gas and electricity suppliers should install smart meters in those parts of the SME sector , where it had been shown to be cost - effective to do so and where such a meter was not already installed . </P>
<P> In August 2007 , the UK Government held a consultation on improving metering and information about power consumption . The consultation attached the necessary draft regulations and proposed that , from 2008 , domestic customers should provide comparative historical consumption data and electricity suppliers should provide a real - time display unit within time limits . For business customers , it was proposed that gas and electricity suppliers should install smart meters in those parts of the SME sector , where it had been shown to be cost - effective to do so and where such a meter was not already installed . </P>
when were smart meters introduced in the uk
when were smart meters introduced in the uk
August 2007
August 2007