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The report echoes an earlier one by the National Audit Office (NAO), which found that as of March 2023, energy companies had rolled out the devices to just 57 percent (roughly 32.4 million out of a potential install base of 57.1 million) homes and businesses.

It asks both to set out “what they will do to ensure suppliers assign more importance than at present to replacing those smart meters not functioning properly” and “a timetable for replacing the communication hub element of smart meters that will lose functionality when the 2G and 3G mobile networks are switched off.”

It is hardly surprising the PAC, which studies public audits such as those written by the NAO, is concerned about deadlines because the smart meter project has missed plenty so far.

The scheme started in 2012 when government placed the legal burden on energy suppliers to ensure they’d complete the smart meter rollout by 2019.

The PAC also want DESNZ and Ofgem to outline “measures to ensure that suppliers use future-proofed technology – for example, by excluding 2G or 3G connectivity – in all new smart meter installations.”

And it wants the department and the energy watchdog to detail program costs to Parliament on an annual basis to inform decisions about the rollout.

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