Being more aware of how much energy your organisation uses and when can help it become more energy efficient.

Smart meters, the next generation of gas and electricity meters, are an enabling technology solution that bring an end to manual meter reads and estimated billing. They also drive novel approaches to managing energy consumption.

Public sector sites, including local authorities and schools across Great Britain, are already benefitting from the use of smart meters, allowing them to take control of their energy use and adapt their behaviours to save money and lower their carbon emissions.

Organisations with smart meters

• They can request, or nominate a third party to receive, their historic smart meter energy use files for free from their energy supplier to inform decisions relating to their energy use.
• From 1^st October 2024, smaller organisations with smart meters will receive free and regular information on their energy use, based on their smart meter data.

To have a smart meter installed, you should speak to your energy supplier, framework provider, or third-party intermediary, and they will set the process in motion. Energy suppliers can work in coordination with public sector organisations to plan and manage installations.Our smart meter knowledge hub

• To access frequently asked questions and what others are saying about smart meters, our quick and easy to digest document An introductory guide to smart meters for the public sector provides you with all the information you need.
• For a summary of the data offer policy that came into effect in December 2022, read the Maximising non-domestic smart meter consumer benefits government response.
• Department for Education’s Buying for schools: Energy management and smart meters blog and video contain advice and guidance on how smart meters could help schools and trusts better understand and manage energy use through installing a smart meter.
• Energy Systems Catapult’s public sector decarbonisation guide Theme 7: Monitoring and evaluation also provides in-depth information around the important roles that smart metering could play when developing decarbonisation projects.   

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