Smart meters in Great Britain, quarterly update December 2025

These statistics include: * the number of smart meters installed by large energy suppliers in October to December 2025 * total numbers of smart and non-smart meters operated by these suppliers at the end of December 2025 * the full series from 2012 onwards of quarterly and annual operating and installation numbers The next quarterly publication to end March 2026 is due for release on 28 May 2026. Find out more about [the smart meter roll-out](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/smart-meters-how-they-work). ## Contact us If you have questions about these statistics, please email: smartmeter.stats@energysecurity.gov.uk --- Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain: Quarterly Report to end December 2025 19 March 2026 Official Statistics This report includes an update from all energy suppliers in the market in Great Britain. At the end of 2025, 41 million smart and advanced meters were in homes and small businesses across Great Britain; 71% of all meters are now smart or advanced meters, with over 37 million operating in smart mode or classified as advanced meters (65%). A total of 2.8 million smart and advanced meters were installed in 2025 by all energy suppliers, a decrease of 5.8% on installations during 2024. Quarterly statistics, reported by large energy suppliers (who now represent over 97% of meters covered by the smart meter rollout) show that quarterly installation volumes increased in the first half of 2025 before decreasing in the second half. What you need to know about these statistics: This quarterly release includes information on the number of smart meters installed in domestic properties and smaller non-domestic sites by large energy suppliers in Quarter 4 (October to December) 2025, as well as the total number of meters operating on 31 December 2025. The report also includes annual information for small suppliers to the end of 2025. Responsible statistician: Mita Kerai Email: smartmeter.stats@energysecurity.gov.uk Media enquiries: 020 7215 1000 Statistical enquiries: 0300 068 5044 Next publication: 28 May 2026 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Contents Introduction _______________________________________________________________ 3 Meters in operation _________________________________________________________ 4 Operational meters in domestic properties ______________________________________ 5 Operational meters in smaller non-domestic sites ________________________________ 6 Meters installed ____________________________________________________________ 8 Meters installed in domestic properties _________________________________________ 8 Meters installed in smaller non-domestic properties _______________________________ 9 Accompanying tables _______________________________________________________ 11 Technical information _______________________________________________________ 12 Energy Suppliers included in this report _______________________________________ 13 Definitions _______________________________________________________________ 14 Further information _________________________________________________________ 15 Future updates to these statistics ____________________________________________ 15 Related statistics ________________________________________________________ 15 Revisions policy _________________________________________________________ 15 Uses of these statistics ____________________________________________________ 16 User engagement ________________________________________________________ 16 Pre-release access to statistics _____________________________________________ 16 Contact ________________________________________________________________ 16 2 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Introduction This quarterly release presents statistics on the roll-out of smart meters in Great Britain. It reports the number of smart meters installed in domestic properties and smaller non-domestic sites during the fourth quarter of 2025 by large energy suppliers, as well as the total number of meters they operated on 31 December 2025. This release also includes small suppliers’ installation activity during 2025, and meters operated at the end of 2025. The replacement of traditional gas and electricity meters with smart meters is an essential national infrastructure upgrade for Great Britain that will help make our energy system cheaper, cleaner and more reliable. Smart meters are the next generation of gas and electricity meters and offer a range of intelligent functions. For example, they can tell customers how much energy they are using in pounds and pence through an In-Home Display (IHD). This information helps customers manage their energy use, save money and reduce emissions. Smart meters communicate automatically with energy suppliers, which avoids manual meter reads and provides customers with accurate bills. Smart meters also support the transition to a low-carbon energy system by unlocking new approaches to managing demand. Products such as smart ‘time of use’ tariffs incentivise consumers to save money by using energy away from peak times and enable technologies such as electric vehicles and smart appliances to be cost- effectively integrated with renewable energy sources. The successful delivery of smart metering benefits depends upon coordinated effort from a wide range of organisations. The Smart Metering Implementation Programme is led by the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, regulated by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), and delivered by energy suppliers. In 2012, ahead of the national smart metering communications infrastructure being in place, the Government defined a standard, known as SMETS1 (Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specification version 1), to ensure minimum common functionality and to stop the variability in the smart-type meters which some energy suppliers were already installing at that time. This was important to ensure a consistent consumer experience and for these meters to be later enrolled into the communications network and made interoperable between all energy suppliers. The majority of SMETS1 meters have moved onto the national communications network, run by the Data Communications Company (DCC), so that consumers regain and keep smart services if they switch supplier. Meters are being enrolled remotely, without consumers needing to take any action, and priority is being given to those which have temporarily lost smart functionality (these meters are referred to as “operating in traditional mode"). SMETS2 (Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specification version 2) meters are connected to the DCC’s network from the point of installation, so are already compatible between energy suppliers. The next quarterly release is planned for publication on 28 May 2026. 3 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Meters in operation A list of the data tables (1, 3 ,5, 7 & 8) that complement the meters in operation statistics can be found in the Accompanying tables section of this report. All accompanying tables show unrounded statistics1 At the end of 2025, there were 41 million smart and advanced meters in homes and small businesses across Great Britain (Table 1), of which 13 million were SMETS1, 27 million SMETS2 and 1.3 million advanced meters (Table 7) 2,3,4. Table 1: 41 million smart and advanced meters were operating at end of December 2025 Great Britain, to end 2025 Smart (smart mode) and advanced meters Smart (traditional mode) Domestic meters Non-domestic meters Domestic meters Non-domestic meters Large Suppliers4 Small Suppliers4 221,000 35,212,000 1,283,000 3,009,000 68,000 752,000 25,000 27,000 Total4 37,469,000 3,129,000 Total 39,573,000 1,025,000 40,598,000 Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (See Table 5 in Data Tables) Of the 41 million total smart and advanced meters, 37 million were either smart meters operating in smart mode or advanced meters. This now means that 65% of all meters were smart in smart mode or advanced meters; and 5.5% are smart meters operating in traditional mode. In total, at the end of 2025, 71% of meters operating were smart and advanced meters; a 4.5 percentage point increase from the end of 2024 (Figure 1). Figure 1: Seventy-one percent of all meters in operation at the end of 2025 are smart and advanced meters Great Britain, meters operated by all energy suppliers End 2024 and end 2025 Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 5 in Data Tables) 1 Commentary presented in this report shows volumes rounded to two significant figures; percentages are also rounded on the same basis; however, they are calculated using unrounded statistics found in the data tables. 2 This includes updated data from both large and small suppliers to the end of the year. 3 See Technical Information section for information on how data for energy suppliers is collated. 4 Note, statistics presented are independently rounded. This means the sum of their components may differ from the totals. 4 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain The statistics on the number of smart meters in operation are further split by operating mode (shown in Table 1). Smart meters can temporarily operate in traditional mode for several reasons including: • customers switching to suppliers currently unable to operate the meter in smart mode, • meters being unable to communicate via the wide area network at the point of reporting, • installed meters yet to be commissioned (e.g., in new build premises). At the end of 2025, 92.3% of all smart and advanced meters were operating in smart mode or advanced meters, an increase of 2.0 percentage points on the equivalent figure in 2024. The remainder were smart meters operating in traditional mode (7.7%). Operational meters in domestic properties There were over 54 million meters in domestic properties in Great Britain at the end of 2025; over 99% were operated by large energy suppliers. Across all energy suppliers, 38 million domestic meters were smart meters (71%), of which 65% were smart meters operating in smart mode and a further 5.6% were operating in traditional mode (Figure 2). Figure 2: Sixty-five percent of all domestic meters were smart meters operating in smart mode Great Britain, domestic meters operated by all energy suppliers End 2025, millions Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 5 in Data Tables) The annual increase in smart meters operating in smart mode is shown in Figure 3. The latest figures show that over 35 million domestic smart meters in smart mode were operated by all energy suppliers, up by 9.3% from the number at the end of 2024. 5 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Figure 3: Domestic smart meters operating in smart mode increased to over 35 million at the end of 2025 Great Britain, domestic smart meters operated in smart mode by all energy suppliers End 2012 to end 2025, millions Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 5 in Data Tables) Table 2 shows 11.3% of all domestic smart meters were in prepayment mode at the end of 2025, broadly in line with the levels of prepayment meters in the whole domestic market (11.7%). The proportion of both smart meters in prepayment mode and all domestic meters that are prepayment has fallen over time, with the proportions at end 2025 the lowest reported as part of this time series. Table 2: Eleven percent of domestic smart meters are in prepayment mode, broadly in line with prepayment meters in the domestic market Great Britain, domestic prepayment meters operated by all energy suppliers End 2020 to end 2025, percentage PPM coverage in the domestic market all domestic smart meters only 13.8% 12.8% 12.9% 12.8% 12.0% 11.3% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 8 in Data Tables) 14.3% 13.8% 13.9% 13.4% 12.6% 11.7% 6 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Operational meters in smaller non-domestic sites Across all energy suppliers, there were 2.1 million smart and advanced meters in non-domestic sites in Great Britain at the end of 2025; 67% of all non-domestic meters (Figure 4). Figure 4: Sixty-four percent of non-domestic meters are smart meters operating in smart mode or advanced meters Great Britain, non-domestic meters operated by all energy suppliers End 2025, millions Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 5 in Data Tables) Figure 5 illustrates that large energy suppliers operate 66% of non-domestic meters, lower than the equivalent proportion for the domestic sector at the end of 2025. The latest statistics also show small suppliers market share of the non-domestic sector has been increasing year- on-year since 2019 (a 16-percentage point increase over this period). Of these meters, 69% were smart meters operating in smart mode or advanced meters. In comparison, the proportion for large suppliers, who supply the remainder of the non-domestic sector, was lower (61%). Figure 5: A larger proportion of meters operated by small suppliers are smart or advanced meters compared to large suppliers, in the non-domestic sector Great Britain, non-domestic meters operated by all energy suppliers End 2025 Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 5 in Data Tables) 7 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Meters installed A list of the data tables (2, 4 & 6) that complement the meters installed statistics can be found in Accompanying tables section of this report. All accompanying tables show unrounded statistics5 A total of 2.8 million smart and advanced meters were installed during 2025, with 97% installed by large suppliers and 2.9% by small suppliers. Overall, installation levels decreased by 5.8% compared to 2024 (Figure 6); gas installations decreased more than electricity installations (11% versus 1.8%). Movement of suppliers between the large and small classification, along with the impacts of the Supplier of Last Resort scheme (Technical Information) mean changes in the relative contributions of large and small suppliers over time are not comparable. Figure 6: Smart and advanced meter installations during 2025 decreased by six percent on 2024 Great Britain, smart and advanced meters installed by all energy suppliers 2012 to 2025, millions Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 6 in Data Tables) Meters installed in domestic properties In 2025, a total of 2.7 million smart meters were installed in domestic properties, of which the majority (99%) were installed by large suppliers and the remainder by small suppliers. In total, domestic installations decreased by 4.9% on 2024 volumes. Figure 7 shows quarterly installation activity by large energy suppliers over the course of the smart meter rollout. Domestic installations in the first two quarters of 2025 were 14% higher than the second half of 5 Commentary presented in this report shows volumes rounded to two significant figures; percentages are also rounded on the same basis; however, they are calculated using unrounded statistics found in the data tables. 8 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain the year, primarily driven by electricity installations (20% higher versus 6.7% for gas). In Q4 2025 572,000 smart meters were installed, a 12% decrease on the previous quarter and a 15% decrease on the same quarter during 2024. Figure 7: Domestic smart meters installations carried out by large energy suppliers decreased on Q3 2025 levels Great Britain, domestic meters installed by large energy suppliers Q3 2012 to Q4 2025, millions Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 2 in Data Tables) Meters installed in smaller non-domestic properties In 2025, 147,000 smart and advanced meters were installed in smaller non-domestic sites by all energy suppliers in Great Britain; a decrease of 20% on activity during 2024. Of the total number of non-domestic installations during 2025, 104,000 (71%) were installed by large suppliers and 43,000 (29%) by small energy suppliers. Most non-domestic installations during 2025 were electricity meters (82%), this is higher than the overall proportion of non-domestic meters which are electricity meters (75%). Figure 8 shows quarterly installation activity by large energy suppliers over the course of the smart meter rollout. Like the domestic sector, non-domestic installations show an overall decrease of 11% in the second half of 2025 to 49,000 compared to the first half; with smart meters installations decreasing more than advanced meters (13% versus 5.3%). During Q4 2025, there were 23,000 smart and advanced meter installations, 9.3% lower compared to Q3 2025 and 11% lower compared to the same quarter in 2024. 9 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Figure 8: During the fourth quarter in 2025 three quarters of smart/advanced meters installed at non-domestic sites were smart meters Great Britain, non-domestic meters installed by large energy suppliers Q3 2012 to Q4 2025, thousands Source: Energy Suppliers reporting to Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. (See Table 4 in Data Tables) 10 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Accompanying tables The following tables are available in two formats6 on the department’s statistics website https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/smart-meters-statistics: Quarterly – Large Supplier Data 1 Number of domestic meters operated by large energy suppliers at end of each quarter, by fuel and meter type. Number of domestic smart meters installed by large energy suppliers during each quarter, by fuel type. Number of non-domestic meters operated by large energy suppliers at end of each quarter, by fuel and meter type. Number of non-domestic smart and advanced meters installed by large energy suppliers during each quarter, by fuel type. Annual – Large and Small Supplier Data 5 Number of meters operated by large and small energy suppliers at end year point, by fuel and meter type. Number of smart and advanced meters installed by large and small energy suppliers each year, by fuel type. Number of smart and advanced meters operated by all energy suppliers and across all sectors at end of each year, by meter type Number of prepayment meters across the domestic market and within the domestic smart meter market 2 3 4 6 7 8 6 Excel (.xslx) and Open Document Spreadsheet (.ods) 11 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Technical information The first statistical report on the Smart Meter roll-out was published in Q2 2013 for large energy suppliers. Subsequent reports are published on a quarterly basis. Annual small supplier data was published alongside large supplier data for the first time for Q4 20157. The data is received by Department for Energy Security & Net Zero one month after the end of each reporting period. It undergoes quality assurance before being combined to provide an industry- level estimate, protecting commercial sensitivity. The data used in this report includes the number of meters installed in each period, while the number of meters in operation is calculated at the end point. In addition to receiving the latest reporting data from energy suppliers, we continuously work with them to improve the quality of our statistics. Sometimes, for example, after a change in their reporting or management systems, energy suppliers may update past information when it comes to light that previously supplied information was not correct. Energy supplier data is cross-checked against external administrative data sources such as ElectraLink, DCC and Xoserve. In previous years these data sources have also been used for estimating installation activity and meters in operation for suppliers who have exited the market. A recent example of this was during 2021, when 23 small energy suppliers exited the market between August and December 2021. Removed Detailed information (where applicable) Previously known as First Utility Added Q4 2013 Q1 2015 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q4 2017 Q4 2016 Q4 2019 Q4 2017 Q1 2019 Q4 2020 Q4 2017 Table 3: Suppliers transitioning supplier classification8 Supplier Utility Warehouse Shell Energy Retail OVO Utilita Extra Energy Co-operative Energy Economy Energy Just Energy (previously Hudson Q4 2021 Green Star) Q1 2018 Q2 2023 Bulb Q4 2018 Octopus Energy Avro Energy Q4 2019 Q3 2021 Green Network Energy Q4 2019 Q1 2021 Q4 2019 Q1 2024 Opus Energy Q4 2020 Q3 2021 People’s Energy nPower Q4 2020 E So Energy Shell Energy Fuse Energy Outfox the Market Q4 2021 Q4 2021 Q4 2025 Q4 2025 Q2 2024 Transitioned to small supplier classification Bought by Octopus Energy in 2019 Ceased trading, customers transitioned to OVO Energy Domestic business bought by Shell Energy Retail Q4 2020. Nondomestic Shell Energy UK transitioned to small supplier group Ceased trading, customers transitioned to Octopus Energy Ceased trading, customers transitioned to Octopus Energy Ceased trading, customers transitioned to EDF Transitioned to small supplier classification Ceased trading, customers transitioned to British Gas Combined reporting with E.ON, following merger in 2019 Includes ESB Ceased trading, customers transitioned to Octopus Energy 7 Prior to this, data received from many of the small suppliers did not meet the quality standards required for publication. 8 In addition to market exits, definition changes to the large supplier classification were made in the Smart Meters Targets Framework at the beginning of 2022 (see Definitions). This meant E. and So Energy transitioned into large energy suppliers. 12 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain As part of the methodology for these statistics, energy suppliers who have transitioned to large supplier classification will have their meters in operation moved into the large supplier statistics in the Q4 release. To avoid disclosing individual supplier information, their installation activity is then reported in the following quarter’s release (Q1). Before Q1 2016, meters installed under the mandate by energy suppliers before they transitioned to large suppliers were included within the historic installation estimates for large suppliers. This ensured that reported totals installed to date by large energy suppliers were as accurate as possible. Following the introduction of small supplier statistics in Q4 2015, this was no longer needed. Historic installation totals for transitioning suppliers remain in the small supplier totals reported on at the end of the previous calendar year. In addition to the transition of energy suppliers to large supplier classification, it is also possible for energy suppliers to cease trading. Where this occurs, another energy supplier will inherit customers from that supplier through Ofgem’s Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) scheme. During Q2 2025, following the market exit of Rebel Energy, Ofgem appointed British Gas to take on supplying both their domestic and non-domestic customers. Energy Suppliers included in this report 13 Large Energy Suppliers: British Gas Fuse Energy Scottish Power Utility Warehouse E E.ON Next EDF Energy Octopus Energy So Energy OVO SSE Energy Solutions Outfox the Market Utilita Meters in operation reported with large suppliers also includes Tomato Energy Limited their customer accounts were migrated to their respective SoLR supplier (British Gas). 39 Small Energy suppliers at the end of 2025: 15. Farringdon 1. 100Green 2. Clear Business (previously 16. Opal Verastar) 3. Brook Green Supply 4. Bryt Energy 5. Corona Energy 17. Opus Energy 18. Good Energy 19. Home Energy 7. D-ENERGi 21. Marble Power 8. DPG Energy (previously Delta 22. Maxen Power 23. National Gas Gas & Power) 9. Dodo Energy 28. SEFE Energy 29. SmartestEnergy 30. SmartestEnergy Business Limited 31. Square1 Energy Power 34. Tru Energy 35. Unify Energy 6. Crown Gas & Power Switch Business Gas and Power) 33. TotalEnergies Gas and 20. Jellyfish Energy (previously 32. Squeaky Clean Energy 24. P.E Solutions (previously 36. United Gas & Power 10. Drax Energy Solutions Limited Pozitive Energy) 37. Valda Energy 11. Dyce Energy 12. Ecotricity 13. ENGIE 25. Shell Energy Business UK 38. Yorkshire Gas & Power 26. Regent Gas 39. Yü Energy 27. Ruby Energy (previously BES 14. Evolve Energy (BPG Energy) Utilities) 13 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Definitions Advanced meters Advanced meters must, at minimum, be able to store half-hourly electricity and hourly gas data, to which the non-domestic customer has timely access and the supplier has remote access. DCC Domestic properties IHD Large energy suppliers Data Communications Company (DCC) - the holder of the Smart Meter communication licence, Smart DCC Ltd. The DCC Licence was awarded under section 7AB of the Gas Act 1986, and section 5 of the Electricity Act, each allowing Smart DCC Ltd to undertake the activity of providing a Smart Meter communication service. Properties where the customer is supplied with electricity or gas, wholly or mainly for domestic purposes In-Home Display (IHD) - an electronic device paired to the Smart Metering System, which provides near real-time information on a consumer’s energy consumption From 2022 Supply gas and/or electricity to at least 150,000 metering points irrespective of domestic/non- domestic market Pre-2022 Supplying either gas or electricity to at least 250,000 metering points. An energy supplier need only supply 250,000 domestic or non-domestic customers a single fuel to be classed as a large energy supplier (e.g. an energy supplier supplying gas to 250,000 domestic customers and no electricity or non-domestic customers is a large energy supplier). Note that up to Q3 2019, large suppliers were defined by domestic customers only. Non-smart meters All meters which are not smart (or advanced for non-domestic) meters Ofgem Small energy suppliers Smaller non- domestic sites Smart meter SMETS1 SMETS2 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) - the Government regulator for the electricity and downstream natural gas markets in Great Britain From 2022 Supply gas and/or electricity to less than 150,000 metering points irrespective of domestic/non-domestic market Pre-2022 Supplying either gas or electricity to less than 250,000 metering points. Business or public sector customers whose sites use low to medium amounts of electricity (Balancing and Settlement Code Profile Classes 1, 2, 3 or 4) or gas (using less than 732MWh of gas per annum) Compliant with the Smart Meter Equipment Technical Specification (SMETS) and has functionality such as being able to transmit meter readings to energy suppliers and receive data remotely Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specification version 1 (SMETS1) - the first version of the Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specification which was designated by the Secretary of State Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specification version 2 (SMETS2) - the second version of the Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specification which was designated by the Secretary of State Smart meters operating in traditional mode When a smart meter loses smart functionality and needs to be read manually it is in “traditional mode”. This can also temporarily happen for other reasons including: • customers switching to suppliers currently unable to operate the meter in smart mode, • meters being unable to communicate via the wide area network at the point of reporting, • installed meters yet to be commissioned (e.g., in new build premises). 14 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Further information Future updates to these statistics The next quarterly publication is planned for publication on 28 May 2026. The content and format of the quarterly smart meters statistical report is open to review and will seek to include more relevant information as it becomes available. The format and context may be subject to change in future versions. Related statistics Further information can be found on the webpage. The figures within this publication series represent a large sub-set of meters found in other Departmental consumption statistics. Sub-national gas and electricity consumption statistics This publication provides estimates of annual electricity and gas consumption below national level. Latest estimates are for 2024 covering GB, the data for 2025 is due to be published in December 2026 (provisional). Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) DUKES contains annual data on production and consumption of overall energy and of the individual fuels in the United Kingdom. Also includes a commentary covering all the major aspects of energy and gives a comprehensive picture of energy production and use over the last five years with key series back to 1970. National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) The National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) links together different data sources using the Unique Property Reference Number, this includes data on gas and electricity consumption, property attributes, household characteristics and energy efficiency measures installed in homes through government schemes. This publication provides estimates of annual electricity and gas consumption by different property attributes and household characteristics and assesses the impact of installing energy efficiency measures on energy consumption. Revisions policy The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero statistical revisions policy sets out the revisions policy for these statistics, which has been developed in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics. 15 Smart Meter Statistics in Great Britain Uses of these statistics The data associated with this release is used in internal analysis to help form policy decisions and is also used by industry to monitor trends in the roll-out. The data within and associated with this publication are also used to answer Parliamentary questions and Freedom of Information requests. User engagement Users are encouraged to provide comments and feedback on how these statistics are used and how well they meet user needs. 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