Speakers:
John Loughhead, Executive Director, UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)
Duncan Botting, Energy Policy Panel, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Dr Sarah Darby, Research Councils’ Energy Programme Research Fellow, University of Oxford
John Scott, Energy Policy Panel, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)
In this background briefing, UK experts on engineering, security, data protection and consumer engagement discussed smart meters and grids as a means of managing supply and demand of electricity in the UK, in the context of government plans to “establish a smart grid and roll out smart meters.”