Energy suppliers are required by their licence conditions to take all reasonable steps to ensure their customers\u2019 smart meters are fully functional. Suppliers are also obligated to treat customers fairly and provide information that is complete and accurate. Ofgem is responsible for regulating energy suppliers against their licence obligations<\/p>
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The Government does not have this data at constituency level, however, data is compiled of households with pre-payment meters by region, which can be found at:<\/p>
<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-stastics<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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