Natural Gas: Meters

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy written question – answered at on 6 July 2018.

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Photo of Baroness Featherstone Baroness Featherstone Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration is being given by the Office for Product Safety and Standards to the measurement of the ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure in gas meters, to ensure more accurate readings.

Photo of Lord Henley Lord Henley Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

The Office for Product Safety and Standards is responsible for the regulatory system that delivers accuracy in measurement of gas consumed.

However, calculations relating to the ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure that are applied to those measurements for the purposes of billing, are a matter for the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) under the Gas (Calculation of Thermal Energy) Regulations 1996. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the noble Baroness. I will place a copy of his letter in the Libraries of the House.

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