New photo We can't hit our target to install smart meters in every home

An energy minister has finally admitted that a target to install an energy smart meter in every home by the end of next year cannot be met.

The project has descended into farce with spiralling costs, delays and tech problems.

Smart meters should provide real-time information on both electricity and gas use to customers and energy firms via transmissions over a system similar to the mobile phone network. 

The project has descended into farce with spiralling costs, delays and tech problems

But six years after the start of the programme, just one in four homes – or 12.8million – have a smart meter.

Now the energy minister Claire Perry has admitted that – based on the best estimates – no more than 70-75 per cent of homes will be offered one by the end of next year. She accepted the installation was behind schedule, but described them as ‘absolutely vital’, adding: ‘The original plan, which was set out in 2009, was ambitious and we have seen slippage in deadlines.’ 

Her officials confirmed that meters are being installed at a rate of 4-5million a year, but this must double to get to 75 per cent of homes by the end of 2020.

 MPs on the Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee are investigating.

The National Audit Office has warned that the total cost to the UK is expected to rise by £500million to £11.5billion with costs added to customers’ bills. 

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You don’t have to pack away your bikini just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!

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Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st

To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.

Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”

Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”

kim cattrall

Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb

SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.

Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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