smart meters

20 Oct 23

Public unconvinced by smart meter roll-out, report finds

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

In a new report, the PAC said that the roll-out had failed to meet its original targets and has repeatedly shifted its deadlines for completion. It also said that consumers with traditional meters are less interested in having a smart meter. Reports of forced switching of consumers to smart meters…

14 Sep 23

Smart Utility Meter Security Takes a Quantum Leap

Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Quantum computing has found a perhaps surprising new use: utility meters. Quantinuum, a merger between Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum that specializes in quantum computing, is helping build quantum-hardened cryptographic keys to secure Honeywell’s smart utility meters. The service, called Quantum Origin, uses quantum computers to generate large random…

14 Jun 23

Smart meter rollout remains a challenge for government

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

According to the latest figures, 57 per cent of all meters in Great Britain are now smart, although around 9 per cent – approximately three million – were not working as intended as of March this year, the NAO said. In February, the government launched a consultation on plans to…

Public unconvinced by smart meter roll-out, report finds

Smart Utility Meter Security Takes a Quantum Leap

Smart meter rollout remains a challenge for government

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