Cadent Gas Smart Metering
UK (Cadent Gas service areas) · Ongoing (as part of the national Smart Metering Implementation Programme)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchCollaboration with energy suppliers to facilitate the national smart meter rollout. [113] - Focus on connecting customers to gas and managing the underlying infrastructure, including smart meters. [111] - Utilizing smart networks and assets to improve efficiency and service delivery. [108]
Key engineering challenges
Integrating smart gas meters into the existing gas distribution network infrastructure. - Ensuring secure and reliable communication of smart meter data across the network to the DCC. [112] - Optimizing investment across gas infrastructure to support smart meter rollout and other network improvements. [108]
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Cadent Gas Ltd (owned by Quadgas Investments, with Macquarie Group as a significant shareholder) [109, 110]
- Lead contractor
- Cadent Gas (working with energy suppliers and technology partners)
- Lead designers
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- Project type
- upgrade; new build
- Scale
- Manages gas distribution network connecting millions of customers, integrating smart meters into this infrastructure. [111]
- Disciplines
- Gas engineering; network engineering; systems engineering; telecommunications engineering
- Standards & frameworks
- Gas Safety (Management) Regulations, Smart Energy Code (SEC), relevant UK energy regulations.
Sources: [108] Cadent Gas. Appendix 09.30 - Technology. https://cadentgas.com/getmedia/79a44889-73ab-4913-aa16-34d88e3b5da5/Appendix-09-30-Technology-IT-And-Telecoms-v2-0-REDACTED.pdf (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [109] Hermes Investment. Quadgas Investments enters agreement to acquire remaining 25% interest in Cadent Gas. https://www.hermes-investment.com/us/en/professional/press/quadgas-investments-enters-agreement-acquire-remaining-25-interest-cadent-gas/ (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [110] Financial Times. Macquarie looks to cut stake in UK’s biggest gas network. https://www.ft.com/content/92159993-6e6f-411d-a5b3-bb8a729cb7b4?syn-25a6b1a6=1 (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [111] Cadent Gas. Investor relations. https://cadentgas.com/overview (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [112] Smart DCC. How do smart meters send readings? https://www.smartdcc.co.uk/our-smart-network/how-do-smart-meters-send-readings/ (Accessed: 2026-06-10). [113] Cadent Gas. Appendix 10.06 Smart meter roll-out costs. https://cadentgas.com/getmedia/ae18a450-86a4-4a4e-92a2-0b0f5cfb6f2a/APP_CAD_10-06-Smart-Meter-Roll-Out-Costs.pdf (Accessed: 2026-06-10).