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ENERGY; UK lagging Europe on smart meter rollout.(Brief Article)

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| October 28, 2005 | Grainge, Zoe | COPYRIGHT 2005 Reed Business Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

by Zoe Grainge

Automated meter reading is essential in deregulated electricity markets, according to a leading European utilities consultant, but the UK trails other European Union countries in rolling out smart meters.

Colette Lewiner, senior vice president of consultancy Capgemini's global Energy Utilities and Chemicals practice, told Utility Week: "Automated meter reading is essential the more deregulated the market is. In Sweden it is compulsory, in Italy Enel has rolled it out, and it is likely to be rolled out soon in the Netherlands. In the UK there is a problem with bills."

Lewiner said profiling customers correctly was a way to enable switching, energy saving, and to allow better distribution across the grid.

This week, Capgemini released its annual European Energy Market Observatory report, co-authored by Lewiner and ...

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