Is the OVO smart meter compatible with other suppliers ?
I have booked a smart meter installation for next week. I have emailed OVO twice with this question but no reply.
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Is the OVO SMETS1 smart meter compatible with other suppliers?
Best answer by NinjaGeek
Updated on 10/07/24 by Abby_OVO:
Great question to check about the compatibility of our smart meters with other suppliers - good news is that we’re now installing Aclara S2 meters in all smart meter appointments. These meters will be able to communicate with all suppliers.
In addition to this, all SMETS1 meters are being enrolled onto the DCC this means they will work as SMETS2 meters and be compatible with all other providers. You can find out more about this topic here:
Previously we were installing electricity Secure Liberty 100 S1 meters which are compatible with the following suppliers:
Utilita Energy Limited
Co-operative Energy Ltd
First Utility Ltd
Electricity Plus Supply Ltd t/a The Utility Warehouse
E (Gas & Electricity)
Spark Energy Supply Limited
Eversmart Energy Ltd
EON Energy
Robin Hood Energy Limited
Ecotricity
Bristol Energy
Our Power Energy Supply Ltd
Octopus Energy
If you’ve got one of these S1 smart meter and switch another supplier, you might have to start reading your meter manually. There’s some good news though - they’re currently being upgraded so they will be able to communicate with all suppliers.
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Hi
I received a text message from E.ON saying they are installing smart meters in my area and sent me a contact number should I wish to upgrade… seriously considering it as at least that way I will have the SMETS2 meter….
Erm… no you won’t!
There’s no bonus paid to E.on for installing a Smart Meter on a site that already has one. I think their advert is allowing you to read too much into it.
Anyway by now your SMETS1 meters will have been upgraded to SMETS2 functionality by the manufacturer, Secure. The start date for this process was 30th July 2020.
So you are already running with the latest software and in theory can change to any Energy Supplier you wish. It will retain full smart connectivity without you needing to keep to those suppliers on the list above.
The bit of information I don’t have is whether OVO have also migrated your site onto the National Smart Meter Network. This process is ongoing and is scheduled to take a year.
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