{"value":{"id":77580,"askingMemberId":4047,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-07-14T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-07-17T00:00:00","uin":"205585","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average cost of installing (a) an electricity smart meter, (b) a gas smart meter, (c) an electricity advanced meter, (d) a gas advanced meter, (e) electricity smart-type meters and (f) gas smart-type meters in (i) domestic properties and (ii) small non-domestic properties.","answeringBodyId":63,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy and Climate Change","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":188,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-07-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The following cost estimates are taken from the Smart Metering Impact Assessment from January 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Item</p></td><td><p>Meter type</p></td><td><p>Estimated Installation costs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a)</p></td><td><p>Electricity smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b)</p></td><td><p>Gas smart (in domestic or non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c)</p></td><td><p>Electricity advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d)</p></td><td><p>Gas advanced (in non-domestic premises)</p></td><td><p>£136</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not have separate cost estimates for smart-type meters (i.e. non SMETS-compliant meters installed in domestic premises) since they fall outside of the roll-out obligation.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":"2014-07-17T00:00:00","attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Energy: Meters","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/77580","method":"GET"}]}