Smart metering ambitions

After a successful pilot in Sheffield, Yorkshire Water has announced the development of a region-wide smart metering framework. It will see more than 1 million devices, including 360,000 smart meters, fitted to homes and businesses by 2030.

The water company is calling on industry experts to consult on its approach. There will be a webinar to be shared on Wednesday 12^th April, in which Yorkshire Water will provide further information about its approach to delivering its smart metering ambitions.

The roll-out of smart meters will be key to help drive targets for water efficiency in households and businesses and deliver leakage service improvement and efficiency. The roll-out of smart meters will help Yorkshire Water to play its role in delivering against DEFRA’s national water targets of reducing leakage by 50% by 2050. 

Adam Smith, Manager of Smart Networks and Metering Transformation, said: “We’re currently considering a range of approaches to our metering projects, as such we will be running a webinar to share more insights on our ambition. We would like to hear from experienced third parties to understand how they can support the programme, including the use of innovative commercial and delivery models such as Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC)*.

“If you are interested in learning more or think your organisation could help Yorkshire Water to deliver the successful deployment of the smart metering programme, contact SmartMeteringPreMarket@yorkshirewater.co.uk to register your interest.”

*DPC is potentially eligible for schemes worth £200m whole-life total capital and operational expenditure - see Ofwat’s definition for DPC