ESB to replace 27,000 meters across country over fault concerns

The ESB is to replace some 27,000 meters across the country over concerns that a fault has led them to overcharge some customers.

It has written to all to all affected customers this week and will be arranging to replace and test the meters over the next number of months. If a customer has been found to have a faulty meter giving inaccurate readings, a refund will be issued.

The ESB became aware of the problem a number of months ago when it was contacted by a customer. It subsequently contacted the manufacturer of the meters on December 1 and had a meeting with them on December 8.