S.L. 623.7 Art. 11Metering for gas and electricity. S.L. 623. 01. S.L. 545. 13. S.L. 545. 12.

(1) Final customers for electricity and natural gas shall be provided by their suppliers with competitively priced individual meters that accurately reflect the final customer’s actual energy consumption and that provide information on the actual time of use:

Provided that this requirement shall apply in so far as it is technically possible, financially reasonable and proportionate in relation to the potential energy savings.

(2) When an existing meter is replaced, such a competitively priced individual meter shall always be provided, unless this is technically impossible or not cost-effective in relation to the estimated potential savings in the long term.

(3) When a new connection is made in a new building or a building undergoes major renovations, as set out in the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations, such competitively priced individual meters shall always be provided.

(4) Where, and to the extent that, intelligent metering systems are implemented and smart meters for gas and, or electricity are rolled out in accordance with the Electricity Market Regulations, and the Natural Gas Market Regulations:

(a) metering systems shall provide to final customers information on actual time of use. The objectives of energy efficiency and benefits for final customers shall be fully taken into account when establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and the obligations imposed on market participants;

(b) the security of the smart meters and data communication, and the privacy of final customers, shall be ensured in compliance with relevant Union data protection and privacy legislation;

(c) in the case of electricity and on request of the final customer, meter operators are required to ensure that the meter or meters can account for electricity put into the grid from the final customer’s premises;

(d) if final customers request it, metering data on their electricity input and off-take shall be made available to them or to a third party acting on behalf of the final customer in an easily understandable format that they can use to compare deals on a like-for-like basis;

(e) appropriate advice and information shall be given to customers at the time of installation of smart meters, notably about their full potential with regard to meter reading management and the monitoring of energy consumption.