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Smart meters will work with real-time energy displays showing energy use around the home. Photograph: Energy Retailers Association/PA.

Smart meters will work with real-time energy displays showing energy use around the home. Photograph: Energy Retailers Association/PA.

Monday’s announcement by the UK government for smart meters for every home is heavy on ‘empowering consumers’ with real-time knowledge of our energy use and therefore helping us reduce our consumption. But we shouldn’t assume that this is the real reason why the UK is pushing ahead with the compulsory replacement of all meters.

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