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<p>Customers with smart meters are cheaper to serve for energy suppliers, and the
Government expects the associated savings to be passed on. We are already seeing some
suppliers offering cheaper tariffs for customers with smart meters or those that agree
to have them installed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has acted to protect consumers
regardless of meter type. That is why we introduced a market cap on energy prices
which protects up to 11 million households on standard variable and default tariffs,
in addition to the 4 million households protected by Ofgem’s Safeguard Tariff cap.</p>
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