Thursday 31 March 2011

Householders face £430 hike in energy bills over Government smart meters | Mail Online

Householders face £430 hike in energy bills over Government smart meters | Mail Online

Millions of householders face faced massive price hikes today after it emerged that the cost of rolling out a new smart meter system will add £434 to energy bills.
Ministers gave the go-ahead in May 2009 for the installation of the meters in every home and business on the basis it would cost some £9billion.
But this week it was revealed that the cost of installing the devices in some 53 millions homes between 2014 and 2019 will now reach £11.3billion.

No comments:

Post a Comment