‘Once-in-a-generation’ €1.2bn plan to roll out smart meters

Smart meters are to be installed in more than two million homes and businesses as part of a €1.2bn ‘once-in-a-generation’ rollout.

‘Once-in-a-generation’ €1.2bn plan to roll out smart meters

The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) will today announce the details of the delivery plan for the introduction of smart meters — the cost of which will be borne by the billpayer.

A CER spokesperson told the Irish Examiner that the rollout of the National Smart Metering Programme will be paid for from the network charges already paid by electricity customers as part of their bills.

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