'Smart Meter Cities' will thrive in the Midlands and Trans-Pennine Corridor

The Esri UK/Cebr study aims to help the public understand the benefit of smart meters (which show consumers how much and where electricity is being consumed in real-time) in reducing household electricity bills, and to show where utility companies should invest time and resources in the smart meter roll-out. The result is the Esri UK Smart Meter Energy Consumer Choice Indicator (SMECC) which has ranked the top 20 UK cities likely to benefit most from smart meters.

The Esri UK SMECC Indicator has identified the primary zone for smart meter investment as the Midlands Hub, comprising Nottingham (#1), Wolverhampton (#2), Birmingham (#4), Leicester (#6), Coventry (#9) and Stoke-on-Trent (#11). The second zone that the Esri UK SMECC Indicator revealed was the Trans-Pennine Corridor which spans from Liverpool (#5) to Hull (#8) and includes Manchester (#7), Bradford (#13), Leeds (#14) and Sheffield (#18).