What could possibly go wrong?
Back in 2009, when Ed Miliband was Energy Secretary in the closing days of Gordon Brown’s Labour government, he announced Britain’s Smart Metering programme, promising to install smart meters in 26 million homes by 2020. He stressed that “it’s important we design a system that brings best value to everyone involved”, with projected consumer savings of billions of pounds. Fifteen years later, it’s still floundering, having cost consumers over £20 billion. Now Ed’s back as our energy supremo.