PANEL DISCUSSION details
- 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
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
Chris Harris
Head of Retail Regulation, RWE npower
Biography
Chris Harris is the head of retail regulation at RWE npower, following a period as head of industry, networks and agreements. His background is in trading, consulting and asset management. He is a visiting professor in the Centre for Sustainable Power Distribution at the University of Bath.

Neil Barnes
Head of Smart Metering Policy, Ofgem
