What Is It?
The Smart Metering Network Group (SMNG) works to identify, prioritise and seek to address skills issues within the metering sector. Activities focus on the upskilling of existing staff as well as innovative skills solutions designed to help ensure the competence of new entrants. The network incorporates both electricity and gas smart meter installation skills development requirements.
We work closely with the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), producing productivity scenarios and installer projections based upon supplier rollout profiles towards the Government’s official rollout timetable. Productivity scenarios have also assisted Electricity and Gas Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) with their emergency response resourcing requirements as part of their recent well justified business plan submissions to OFGEM.
Objectives
The key objectives for the Smart Metering Network Group are:
- As the recognised sub-group of the Smart Metering Operations Group, the SMNG support industry in ensuring sufficient installation capacity for the smart metering rollout
- Develop collaborative methods to ensure skills capacity and capability meets rollout requirements
- Be a recognised, expert network for the metering skills agenda across the wider power industry
- Provide national networking opportunities for member company representatives and seek sharing of best practice across the skills agenda
Members
Ofgem Approved Meter Installers
- Amey
- British Gas
- EDF Energy
- E.ON
- IMServ
- Lowri Beck
- Morrison Data Services
- Morrison Utility Services
- National Grid Smart
- Npower
- Scottish & Southern Energy
- Scottish Power Energy Networks
- Siemens
- SMS
- Utilita
- Utility Smart Metering Ltd
- Wales & West Utilities
Associate Members
- Cadent Gas
- National Grid Electricity Transmission
- National Grid Gas Transmission
- Northern Gas Networks
- Northern Powergrid
- Scottish Power Energy Networks
- Scottish & Southern Energy
- SGN
- UK Power Networks
- Wales & West Utilities
- Western Power Distribution
Key stakeholders:
- Association of Meter Operators
- Department for Business
- Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- Energy Networks Association
- Energy UK
- Health & Safety Executive
Find Out More
Become a member and help influence the future of the power industry. To find out more about membership please contact us on 0121 713 8255 or email membership@euskills.co.uk.