Often
overshadowed
by
the
EU’s
2020
renewables
target,
the
Third
Energy
Package
of
2009
dictates
that
80%
of
European
households
—
more
than
200
million
homes
—
must
be
equipped
with
smart
meters
by
the
end
of
the
decade.
Smart
meters
allow
homeowners
to
gauge
their
electricity
consumption
in
real
time,
and
policymakers
hope
the
law
will
encourage
consumers
to
alter
their
habits
to
take
advantage
of
cheaper
electricity
at
times
of
low
demand
—
so-called
demand
response.
Most
governments
have
opted
to
approach
their
renewables
targets
through
investing…
