It found 5 per cent of those with solar panels could not have a smart meter fitted as the technology was incompatible.
Smart meters and solar panels eon.
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As a part of a plan to push the country towards being more environmental the uk government is working on an initiative to install a smart meter in every willing home and business by 2020.
However as your energy is produced in a different way to if you a had a standard meter some coming from the solar panels and some from the grid we asked an expert how a smart meter would.
Energy firms installing smart meters with solar panels.
A smart meter will talk to your smart energy display in your home to show you how much energy you re using and will also communicate remotely with your energy supplier so you re billed correctly.
Edf energy told us it has already installed smart meters for customers with solar panels.
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We have developed a no contact installation process which all our technicians will follow see our smart meter pages for more information.
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British gas first utility ovo energy and utilita told us that they re also able to install smart meters if you have solar panels.
We re now ready to continue installing smart meters after making changes to our installation process.
The microgeneration source connected to the export smart meter will provide accurate information to the energy supplier to provide an accurate bill based on how much energy you have imported and exported.
The smart meters we re installing at the moment communicate using gprs technology the same kind of technology that mobile phones use.
Sse says it s able to install but advises its customers to wait until technical constraints are resolved.