Smart meter

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I don't yet have a gas smart meter. The fella who services my gas boiler told me not to bother with a gas smart meter because of charging reconfiguration due over the next few years.

My supplier is asking me to book a smart installation.

Is that the way to go I wonder?

 

[Murdochcat]

Just say no

 

[gas112]

yep just say no at present they cant force you

 

[denso13]

Is that the way to go I wonder?

No reason why not, the majority of people now have them. Also cheaper tariffs available.

 

[gas112]

Dont forget though that millions of them do not work properly approx 4 million at present , they breakdown more than an standard meter and they can do real time pricing so when you want to use it at peak hours they can charge more .
And in worse case scenarios in an energy crisis they can turn you off remotely .
As for electric ones poorly installed ones from the meter monkeys have caused house fires a mate of mine done an audit on hundreds of installs and found around 25 % dangerous .

 

[CountryFan]

Dont forget though that millions of them do not work properly approx 4 million at present

Yep, I have been to a few recently that have stopped working for whatever reason. I don’t know what the battery lifespan is on them compared to ones of old?

 

[Lower]

No reason why not, the majority of people now have them. Also cheaper tariffs available.

Much cheaper electricity for me since we changed to smart meter.

 

[denso13]

Much cheaper electricity for me since we changed to smart meter.

Me too.

 

[gas112]

Did yous miss it's a gas meter

 

[Lower]

Did yous miss it's a gas meter

Yes, completely!