The boss of the British Gas parent company has said that every home should be forced to have a smart meter installed.

Chris O’Shea said only a ‘street by street’ installation programme will work to meet smart meter targets.

He argued the mass adoption of smart meters is needed to allow the UK to meet its net zero targets.

This is because, in the future, the smart meters will be used to manage household energy use to ensure demand does not overtake supply.

In simple terms the meters will be…