Wednesday 24 February 2010, ,
Smart Metering Webinar
12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
- Following the DECC announcement what more is required from government to deliver a mass roll-out?
- What are the next actions and the likely timescale?
- What is the best implementation strategy and organisational structure for the roll-out?
- How may interoperability be achieved whilst simultaneously allowing provision for innovation and competition from energy suppliers?
- How do we engage the customer and improve the relationship?
- What must be done to ensure smart meters lead to tangible improvement in demand management?
- How will smart metering enhance supply margins, ensure more dependable pricing and manage risk?
- What is the end goal?
- Are the benefits of smart metering entirely dependant on the creation of a wider smart grid network?
Dr Sarah Darby
Energy Programme Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Biography
Sarah Darby researches social and behavioural aspects of energy use in buildings and in 2007 was awarded a three-year interdisciplinary fellowship from the UK Research Councils, to work on domestic energy feedback (displays, billing and metering). She is part of the external evaluation team for the UK Demand Reduction trials of different types of feedback and metering, and was a co-author of 40% House, a widely-debated study of the prospects for reducing carbon emissions from the UK housing stock. Sarah holds a BSc in Ecological Science from Edinburgh University and a doctorate from Oxford. She writes and speaks on issues including energy education, equity, and utility-customer relations.
Chris Harris
Head of Retail Regulation, RWE npower
Neil Barnes
Head of Smart Metering Policy, Ofgem
Jeremy Willsmore
Associate Partner, Global Energy and Utilities, IBM
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