NI Homes to get smart meters from 2028

NI homes to get smart meters from 20282 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePatrick FeeBusiness correspondent, BBC News NIGetty ImagesSmart electricity meters will be rolled out in Northern Ireland from 2028, according to the Department for the Economy.Smart meters are widely used in the rest of the UK and in Ireland, providing real-time information to energy suppliers while giving households information on their electricity usage and costs.The rollout is set to cost more than £500m, with the regulator expecting IT costs expected to increase that total to the "late hundreds of millions".The Minister said current energy costs facing bill payers are "not fair and not sustainable" adding smart meters would be "supporting consumers to better manage their electricity usage and helping…

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