smart meters

Smart meters

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What is a smart meter?


A smart meter is a digital gas or electricity meter that sends meter readings automatically. You’ll be able to see how much energy your home uses in real time from your phone, but we’ll also offer you a handy digital device for free to help you with this.

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What is a smart meter?


A smart meter is a digital gas or electricity meter that sends meter readings automatically. You’ll be able to see how much energy your home uses in real time from your phone, but we’ll also offer you a handy digital device for free to help you with this.

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Smart meter benefits

A smart meter can help you:

Get more accurate bills

So you only pay for what you use

Say goodbye to meter readings

A smart meter sends these for you

Spot ways to save energy

And cut your carbon footprint at home

Be a part of something bigger

Help support the UK energy grid

Ready to go smart?

How smart meters work


Smart meters automatically send meter readings using their own secure wireless network – no wifi needed.

You decide how often your smart meter sends readings. We recommend every half hour. The more data you have, the more you can learn about your energy with:

  1. Your In-Home Display – it’s your energy at a glance
  2. Our app – personalised information about how your home uses energy
Graph showing daily cost of electricity in the OVO Energy App

How smart meters work


Smart meters automatically send meter readings using their own secure wireless network – no wifi needed.

You decide how often your smart meter sends readings. We recommend every half hour. The more data you have, the more you can learn about your energy with:

  1. Your In-Home Display – it’s your energy at a glance
  2. Our app – personalised information about how your home uses energy
Graph showing daily cost of electricity in the OVO Energy App

How to get a smart meter


Booking an appointment online for your free smart meter is simple. Just answer a couple of questions so the installation goes smoothly and pick a slot that’s convenient for you – we even work Saturdays.

And just so you know, we're only installing SMETS2 smart meters – the kind that work with all energy suppliers.

It’s even easier to book an appointment if you log in to your OVO account.

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get a smart meter

How to get a smart meter


Booking an appointment online for your free smart meter is simple. Just answer a couple of questions so the installation goes smoothly and pick a slot that’s convenient for you – we even work Saturdays.

And just so you know, we're only installing SMETS2 smart meters – the kind that work with all energy suppliers.

It’s even easier to book an appointment if you log in to your OVO account.

Book your free appointment
get a smart meter

Renting and ready to go smart?


If your name's on the energy bills, you don't need your landlord's permission to get a free smart meter. But it's worth letting them know and checking your tenancy agreement for any rules around changing the meter. Take a look at our guide to smart meters if you're renting.

And we always tidy up after the smart meter installation.

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Renting and ready to go smart?


If your name's on the energy bills, you don't need your landlord's permission to get a free smart meter. But it's worth letting them know and checking your tenancy agreement for any rules around changing the meter. Take a look at our guide to smart meters if you're renting.

And we always tidy up after the smart meter installation.

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When you get a smart meter installed

1. We'll call ahead on the day

Just to check how you’re doing. Our engineers are following the latest safety guidance.

2. You'll get a tracking link

So you'll know when your engineer's on the way and you can check everything's ready for their arrival.

3. We'll install your smart meter

It’s a safe, hassle-free installation that takes about an hour to replace a single meter, and 90 minutes for both gas and electricity meters.

4. You'll get a free In-Home Display

The In-Home Display (IHD) is a handy digital device that shows your energy use in real time.

Award-winning service


We want to give our customers the best smart meter experience possible. We were runners-up for the Best Smart Meter Experience in the Uswitch Energy Awards 2022.

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Uswitch logo for Best Smart Meter Experience Runner Up 2022

Award-winning service


We want to give our customers the best smart meter experience possible. We were runners-up for the Best Smart Meter Experience in the Uswitch Energy Awards 2022.

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Uswitch logo for Best Smart Meter Experience Runner Up 2022

Want to know more about smart meters?

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Your smart meter installation

Everything you need to know about your hassle-free installation.

Installation guide

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Getting a smart meter

What to look out for if you're thinking about getting a smart meter.

Eligibility guide

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The truth about smart meters

What do people say about smart meters? And are these facts or just fiction?

Smart mythbusting guide

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Energy use at a glance

Track your energy in real time with a handy digital device called an In-Home Display (IHD).

In-Home Display guide

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SMETS1 and SMETS2 meters

All you need to know about these different types of smart meters.

SMETS1 and SMETS2 guide

Your smart meter questions answered

The UK government plans to get smart meters installed into every home and business by 2024, in their mission to reach zero carbon by 2050.

Yes. But if you’re not an OVO Energy customer yet, why not join us today?

Smart meters can't collect personal information like your name, your address or your bank account details. Your meter can only collect meter readings, supply numbers and the meter serial number – and they're all protected by law. You can choose how often your smart meter shares this information with your supplier – half-hourly, daily or monthly. To find out how OVO protects your data, read our smart meter data guide.

The Smart Meter Installation Schedule (SMIS) is a set of rules and standards to be followed when installing a new smart meter. Read our guide for more information.

From 2022 energy suppliers were targeted by the UK government to install a specific amount of smart meters each year.

This year’s target for OVO is to install 546,826 smart meters, broken down as follows:

Domestic credit smart meters:

  • Gas: 176,525

  • Electric: 272,663

Total: 449,188

Domestic PAYG smart meters:

  • Gas: 36,155

  • Electric: 61,483

Total: 97,638

In 2022 OVO Energy installed 406,779 smart meters against a target of 637,301, broken down as follows:

Domestic credit smart meters:

InstalledTarget
Gas127,814243,473
Electric209,858311,710
Total337,672555,183

Domestic PAYG smart meters:

InstalledTarget
Gas28,64433,637
Electric40,46348,481
Total69,10782,118