54 h. ago Campaigners urge Ofgem to draw up ‘crisis plan’ ahead of RTS meter switch off next month

Nearly 400,000 homes are still waiting to switch over to a smart meter before the June 30 cut-off date.

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57 h. ago Call for 'crisis plan' as hundreds of thousands face disruption on July 1

392,000 households are currently in the line of fire

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3 d. ago Ofgem urged to draw up ‘crisis plan’ for July 1 RTS energy meter switch off

Energy UK, which represents the sector, said 392,000 households still had the meters as of mid April.

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1 week ago Nearly 130,000 people urged to get help ahead of energy meter switch off next month

The Radio Teleswitch Service will be deactivated on June 30 with thousands of Scots set to move on to a asmart meter.

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3 w. ago More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from start of July

An estimated 150,000 households in Scotland are at risk of higher energy bills due to RTS switch off next month.

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3 w. ago Energy watchdog makes 'contingency plans' for households left with RTS meters after switch

The 40-year old Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS), which piggybacks off the long-wave channel for BBC Radio 4, sends meter readings to suppliers, but will end on 30 June.

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3 w. ago Pensioners at risk amid warnings 300,000 homes could lose heating from energy meter switch

The old-style Radio Teleswitch Service system, used by roughly 430,000 homes, will be switched off on 1 July

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3 w. ago British Gas issues warning as 12,000 customers risk energy bill hikes unless they act

The energy supplier issued the warning to its customers who were still using a Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meter - these electricity meters rely on the RTS service to set the rate of energy

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last month Scots gran 'left in the dark' by energy supplier amid looming meter switch

Figures show 139,000 RTS meters were still in use across Scotland as of March 7.

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