Applied via uswitch on 2.3.2009. After calling them they gave gas and electric dates for changeover of 4th and 6th May.
Understood this to be the smart meter installation. No new meters installed ( they are external ) so called again. This is the changeover dates I am told. They can now arrange a contact date for smart meters they say.

I hope they survive the the upfront costs and set up costs. I believe that smart metering is essential for energy use awareness and smart grid real time pricing for plug in electric and demand side management of electricity use by products such as fridges and freezers.

I hope that when the others are forced to install smart meters , that the technology is the same as first utility. Read today that ecotricity are planning smart metering in 2010 if I remember correctly.