By Henry Williams on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

Installing a Smart Meter means you no longer have to submit manual readings and your supplier can send you accurate, rather than estimated, energy bills. Additionally, by giving you insights into your energy use – either by using an app provided by your supplier, an online platform, or other data tools – you can take steps to optimise your energy usage, which can help you both save money and protect the environment.

Every home and business in Great Britain either has already or will be offered a smart meter as part of the nationwide rollout.

If you haven’t yet been offered one, you can search your energy supplier in the box below to request a smart meter now.

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Once you’ve entered the name of your supplier you’ll be redirected to their website, where you can find out more or make a request. If you can’t find or don’t know your supplier, follow the prompts to discover how you can request a smart meter.

For more information about the how to install a smart meter in your workplace, visit the Smart Energy GB website at smartenergyGB.org.

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By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

As of March 2025, around 39 million smart meters have been installed in British homes and businesses and. If you have one you might have already noticed a difference in how you use energy day-to-day.

However, it might not be so obvious how you decipher what your smart meter is telling you, especially if it doesn’t have an easy-to-read digital display. Readings should be sent to your supplier automatically, but it can still be useful to you to learn how to read them.

This article will explain how to understand your smart meter and, for those that have them, your smart meter display.

Why should I take a manual smart meter reading?

In most instances, smart meter readings will be sent direct to your supplier, but that are times where it’s useful to be able to read your smart meter:

So that you can track your energy usage alongside your smart meter display or other data tracking tool

You’ve just switched supplier (in this case, you’d need to send your first reading manually anyway)

Understanding your smart meter data

When you sign up for a smart meter, you will be offered free

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By Nathaniel Dalby on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

We’re now well over halfway through the smart meter rollout, with 67% of all meters in homes and businesses in Great Britain now smart or advanced, according to the latest government statistics. That means it’s a good time to take stock of the where we are and where we’re going.

When the rollout started, we were yet to witness the global events that would lead to energy price rises and the cost-of-living crisis. Since then, energy consumption has only become more of a concern, with 92% of businesses expecting to increase prices as a result of uncertainty in the energy market, according to PwC’s 2025 UK Energy Survey.

Smart meters are playing a crucial role in these cost reduction efforts. Whether your business already has one, or you’re yet to have one installed, you might be wondering what impact smart meters are already having, and what the future has in store for smart meters…

What impact have smart meters had so far?

They’ve helped businesses cut energy usage

The primary benefit of smart meters for any business is the ability to track your energy usage. All small businesses with

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