Smart meters - who knew?

[Harry Bloomfield]

Friends of ours don’t have much money.
They lie about their meter readings , enabling them to even out the summer and winter bills. The important thing is the bill is always paid . Technically they may be behind in the winter but catch up in the summer. Also , off topic but relevant and representative of real people out there, they spread their council tax payments over 12 months instead of 10. Not huge really, just makes it easier for them.
personally I don’t think there’s anything smart about the meters.
Do they not use your electric to power themselves, or is this factored into the tariff?

They are powered from before the meter, so no one pays for it but the supplier. I also spread my gas and electric payments out through the year at the moment - I pay a fixed DD, based on my usual annual consumption of each. I do have smart meters, but they are dumb at the moment.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

They are powered from before the meter, so no one pays for it but the supplier. I also spread my gas and electric payments out through the year at the moment, no need to fiddle the readings - I pay a fixed DD, based on my usual annual consumption of each. I do have smart meters, but they are dumb at the moment.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Must be the strangest question even for this place:

"Why would I not have a smart meter?"


How about - without them each household wouldn't be being charged £400+ (average)?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Must be the strangest question even for this place:

"Why would I not have a smart meter?"


How about - without them each household wouldn't be being charged £400+ (average)?

Irrespective of dumb or smart - they do charge you for the meter. They call it a standing charge.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes, obviously, but you are paying that as well.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Second thoughts: not sure that is what the standing charge is for.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Second thoughts: not sure that is what the standing charge is for.

It is to cover the cable to your door, some of the infrastructure, the meter and it's eventual replacement. I do agree more has had to be invested though, for the SM roll out.

 

[noseall]

"Why would I not have a smart meter?"

Indeed. Great bits of kit. What's not to like.

 

[EFLImpudence]

It is to cover the cable to your door, some of the infrastructure, the meter and it's eventual replacement. I do agree more has had to be invested though, for the SM roll out.

No, it wasn't invested.

It is a government levy on your bills to pay the suppliers to fit them because the government wants them fitted.

 

[noseall]

more has had to be invested though, for the SM roll out.

There's no getting past conspiracists, luddites and thickos. No amount of cash will ever be enough.

 

[gas112]

yep all these billions spent on smart meters have to be paid for somehow

 

[noseall]

at least there is something smart in his house

Still waiting for those SM 'facts' of yours.....

Lol.

 

[noseall]

yep all these billions spent on smart meters have to be paid for somehow

All of the domestic gas infrastructure (old meters and new) has to be paid for.

 

[gas112]

All of the domestic gas infrastructure has to be paid for.

got nothing to do with gas infrastucture

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

No, it wasn't invested.

It is a government levy on your bills to pay the suppliers to fit them because the government wants them fitted.

Onward and upward - you cannot stop progress.