In its first case on Roma discrimination, Chez Razpredelenie, the Court held that the installation of electricity meters at an inaccessible height in a district densely populated by Roma is liable to constitute discrimination on the grounds of ethnic origin, given that in other districts such meters are installed at a normal height.

11. Observes that, in order to promote microgeneration of electricity, there is a need for smart electricity meters which can calculate the electricity used for the producer’s own purposes and the share to be fed into the grid, as well as thermal energy meters to monitor the heat entering and leaving a property that is part of a heating network, so that thermal energy produced can be credited;

10. Points to the positive results obtained in certain Member States where energy-saving requirements imposed on energy companies have led to many advantageous results, including the more widespread use of smart electricity meters for the benefit of consumers;

119. Points to the positive results obtained in certain Member States where energy-saving requirements placed on energy companies have led to numerous advantageous results, including the more widespread use of smart electricity meters for the benefit of consumers;

43. Believes that smart metering and ICT projects in general require broad information campaigns to explain their benefits to citizens; stresses that informing society about the need for, and benefits of, smart metering is crucial to avoiding misinterpretation and lack of public support; maintains, therefore, that no time should be lost in promoting smart metering, enabling consumers to manage their consumption as efficiently as possible, with a view to optimising energy production, delivery and electricity grids; emphasises, in this connection, that the measurement, monitoring and automation of consumption will be part and parcel of optimised electrical network a ...[+++]rchitecture, the purpose of which must be to ensure energy efficiency, on the one hand, and to incorporate renewable energy sources, energy storage management and the recharging of future electric vehicles, on the other; emphasises, however, that while smart metering systems are a crucial stage in the process, they are only the first step towards the development of smart networks;

Examples are gas meters, electricity meters, petrol pumps and taxi meters.