Utilita smartmeter switch

mrchimps

Hello,
I'm a customer of Utilita energy and have them coming to switch my meters from prepay to smart prepay this week.
How soon after the new meters are installed can I switch to a new supplier. I have found at least 2 who are much cheaper for me on prepay smart.
Any help appreciated

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mrchimps said:

Hello,
I'm a customer of Utilita energy and have them coming to switch my meters from prepay to smart prepay this week.
How soon after the new meters are installed can I switch to a new supplier. I have found at least 2 who are much cheaper for me on prepay smart.
Any help appreciated

What type of meter is Utilita fitting? There were in a battle with Ofgem a couple of months ago as they were still fitting SMETS1 meters. If it is a SMETS1 meter, then it will probably go dumb if you switch.

https://www.choose.co.uk/news/2021/ofgem-withdraws-threat-final-order-against-utilita/

To answer your specific question, your new meter will be fully commissioned when you receive a message saying something like ‘ESME commissioning complete’ on your IHD. It can take a couple of weeks for the National Database to be updated with your new serial number. 

mrchimps

No idea at the moment, just said smart meters.
Many thanks for the link. Will have a read