Ofgem urged to draw up ‘crisis plan’ for July 1 RTS energy meter switch off

The Radio Teleswitching System controls the supply of electricity to households allowing consumers to use cheaper rates (Alamy/PA) -

Energy campaigners have urged Ofgem to draw up a “crisis plan” for July 1 when the Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) is switched off, saying hundreds of thousands of households remain likely to face considerable disruption.

Simon Francis, co-ordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, warned MPs that the switch-off is “doomed to failure”, adding that hundreds of thousands of RTS meters will still be in people’s homes on the date they are due to be switched off for good.