Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Energy Challenges: Discussion
Dr. Paul McGowan:
As the commissioner, Ms MacEvilly, referred to earlier, we now have 744,000 smart meters installed. By the end of this year, we should have more than 1 million, which represents approximately 50% of households. At the moment, people need to opt into a time-of-use tariff. As a nation, we should be looking at whether that is the right model or whether we should have an opt-out model.
We accept that there are issues around data protection that need to be addressed but, given where we are, that is another thing we should be seriously considering.
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