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Our central estimate of energy savings to domestic consumers as a result of smart metering is 2.8% for electricity every year in comparison to what consumption would have been in that year without smart meters (prepayment and credit) and 2% for gas (credit) and 0.5% for gas (prepayment). The energy savings assumptions are conservative in comparison to international evidence.<\/p>
In March 2015 DECC published research on the effects of the early rollout of smart meters \u2013 The Early Learning Project:<\/p>