What is the purpose of the Market Wide Half Hourly programme?

The MHHS is a new requirement that mandates the use of smart metering to measure electricity usage for all consumers. Smart metering provides:

Half-Hourly Metering:

All electricity consumers, households and businesses, will be required to have a smart meter in place to facilitate half-hour meter readings.

Accurate Billing:

Moving to half-hourly settlement ensures more accurate billing based on actual consumption, rather than estimates, leading to fairer pricing for consumers.

Flexibility and Efficiency:

MHHS will enable a more flexible and efficient electricity system by providing detailed insights into energy consumption patterns, potentially supporting time-of-use tariffs and demand-side response.

Enabler for Net Zero:

MHHS is a crucial enabler for the UK’s Net Zero targets by facilitating a smarter and flexible energy system, potentially reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

For more information go to https://www.mhhsprogramme.co.uk/programme-information/programme-overview