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CT: Smart meters are the next generation of gas and electricity meters. They are part of our plan for upgrading the UK’s energy system.
We aim for all homes and small businesses to have smart meters by 2020. Energy suppliers will be required to install smart meters and take all reasonable steps to install them for everybody.
Consumers with smart meters will be offered an in-home display (IHD) that lets them see how much energy they are using and what it will cost. This will let them have more control over their energy use and help them save energy and money.
Between now and 2020 energy suppliers will be responsible for replacing over 53 million gas and electricity meters. This will involve visits to 30 million homes and small businesses.

S: https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/helping-households-to-cut-their-energy-bills/supporting-pages/smart-meters (last access: 19 February 2015)

N: Smart meters are a new kind of energy meter. This “next generation” of meters are a replacement for your existing meters (referred to as “dumb” meters) and send electronic meter readings to your energy supplier automatically.

S: http://www.uswitch.com/gas-electricity/guides/smart-meters-explained/ (last access: 19 February 2015)

SYN: smart power meter, smart electric meter.

S: FT (last access: 8 June 2014); GDT (last access: 8 June 2014; TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 8 June 2014.

CR: electrical energy, [intelligent network].