Energy and Climate Change written question – answered at on 12 November 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for what reasons conventional electricity meters are still being installed by energy companies.
Conventional domestic electricity meters are replaced when they reach the end of their approved certification life. The approved certification life of a meter is based on prescribed accuracy standards under the responsibility of the National Measurement Office. Periodically a sample of each meter type will be taken out of service and tested for accuracy. If a meter type remains within a defined accuracy tolerance of +2.5 to -3.5 per cent., the certification life of that meter type may be extended and the relevant meters can remain in service for another defined period of time.
These procedures are in place to ensure consumers are billed accurately for the electricity they use, but also so that accurate meters can remain in service for as long as they are compliant with meter accuracy requirements.
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