I'm curious to know if it's perhaps a reasonable idea to have a secondary private meter fitted somewhere between the smart meter and consumer unit to see if the energy consumption displayed on the smart meter is actually what is being used? I've heard through the grapevine that energy companies have at times attempted to overclock smart meters, i.e. the energy used by the homeowner is actually less than what the smart meter is reporting due to tampering. Thoughts ?
This would probably be a good time to say as well that during the process of upgrading to a smart meter the engineer reported a fraudulent meter reading which was quite some kW more than what it actually was and what I have proof of as I took a photo of the old meter just before it was removed which the engineer didn't know I had. My trust of energy companies is at an all time low as a result of this.
This would probably be a good time to say as well that during the process of upgrading to a smart meter the engineer reported a fraudulent meter reading which was quite some kW more than what it actually was and what I have proof of as I took a photo of the old meter just before it was removed which the engineer didn't know I had. My trust of energy companies is at an all time low as a result of this.