House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Smart Meters SMART METERS Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite SMART METERS 592 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (30 July 2013). What plans are there for the installation of smart meters for households and businesses and what would be the cost of such a scheme? The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Housing and Urban Development SMART METERS The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development): I am advised the South Australian government does not support a mandated accelerated roll-out of smart meters as there is insufficient evidence that smart meters will deliver a net economic benefit for South Australian consumers. The South Australian Government does however support a market-driven competitive roll-out of smart meters. This will provide consumers with the choice to install a smart meter where they identify a benefit, such as having better information on their energy use, access to remote energy readings or access to more retail tariff options. I see you have copied Labor policy on this front in an attempt to create a 'new' Liberal energy policy. The Standing Council on Energy and Resources (SCER) is currently developing arrangements to encourage the market-driven competitive roll-out of smart meters and other smart metering infrastructure and to ensure the appropriate consumer protections are in place for consumers with a smart meter.