Thousands of households face losing power and hot water due to the phasing out of an old type of electricity meter. From 30 June, the technology that supports Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) meters ...

Some, but not all, old-style meters are affected by RTS signal switch-off A worrying deadline is looming for nearly 135,000 Scottish homes that have old-style RTS electricity meters installed. From 30 ...

Vulnerable people could end up being charged more for their energy without realising, a charity has warned, as the government phases out an electricity meter dating back to the 1980s this summer.

Almost a million households will be forced to switch to smart meters or risk paying higher heating bills when the BBC stops transmitting a 40-year-old long-wave radio service. Since the late 1980s, ...

HUNDREDS of thousands of energy customers need to take action now to avoid being cut off in just a few months’ time. Households with so-called Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters need to upgrade to ...

180,000 customers with Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters are being urged to accept the offer of a meter replacement from their energy supplier as the managed phaseout of the ageing technology ...

Two decades-old pieces of glass and metal are all that stands between 900,000 UK energy meters working properly or being severely disrupted, and even turned off. If that sounds unbelievable, welcome ...

Since January, over a quarter of a million RTS meters have been replaced in homes and businesses across Great Britain. There are 215,000 RTS meters left to be replaced, with a further 34,000 scheduled ...