Veni Vidi Vici
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Got a link?
No I saw it on Watchdog
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Definitely worth waiting until they are rolling out the Mk2 system. I will certainly refuse until that is the case.
I have seen this before in IT websites etc. which is why I am NOT having one put in.This is an interesting read, 'The UK may need to replace 20 million smart meters'
I have seen this before in IT websites etc. which is why I am NOT having one put in.
They can't be made to be compatible with the DCC because the protocols haven't been decided.
I wonder what first utility are fitting , just had mine fitted recently ...SMETS2 Meters are out and being installed now. 3 manufacturers have passed full compliance testing.
I wonder what first utility are fitting , just had mine fitted recently ...
May is used in the title and is not conclusive and would probably be a similar pop up if every consumer unit in the UK had to be replaced
They probably have to say "may" for legal reasons.
I worked for 7 years for a smart meter company and I don't have one or want one...
The benefits are 80/20 in terms of the utility company. The protocol was a mess from the beginning. It is becoming more stable now though.Why's that?
The benefits are 80/20 in terms of the utility company. The protocol was a mess from the beginning. It is becoming more stable now though.
But all these installations or re-installations of smart meters are costing the consumer in tariff rises...So no reason basically - a smart meter is .. a dumb meter than automatically reads itself. I can't really see what the fuss is about, though the lack of standard protocol was an stupidity, but doesn't mean the meters become useless, they just become dumb, so no loss from what we already have.
They can be useful though, I have one, and it reads the meter every 30 minutes. From that my electricity company can (apparently) figure out usage better and buy electricity more efficiently which is cheaper for them and lets the grid work more efficiently too. I wouldn't believe it but I guess in this day of "big data" they could do something useful with that kind of info.
They can also estimate what I'm using it for - I'm with OVO and they now have a set of graphs that show my usage during the day/week or month! Its impressive to see the electricity usage at 3am and think "what the fudge is using that". Its also good for seeing when the TV is on - the plasma TV uses a lot more than I thought... good excuse to get that OLED