UK’s smart meter revolution at risk of being short-circuited

The energy industry is struggling to meet installation targets after some embarrassing glitchesOne of Britain’s biggest national infrastructure projects in decades is coming off the rails, according to a welter of criticism from politicians, consumer groups and media outlets.The target of the carping is not the HS2 railway project or Heathrow runway expansion, but the government’s requirement for energy suppliers to offer all homes and businesses a smart meter by the end of 2020. Con