I made it amply clear in my post why Smart Meters will cost us billions. You simply chose not to read the post. You’ve been similarly remiss in other threads.
Everyone’s energy bills will ultimately double or triple as a result of “Time Related Billing” when it comes in. That will generate billions for the energy company.
Aside from that the roll out of the smart meters themselves is costing billions and those costs will be passed onto customers too. A double whammy.
Well we are still waiting for technology to make it possible for us flat dwellers to get use of one. Until they find a way to do that the idea everyone must have one is ridiculous.
I believe that there is no way at the moment for smart meters to handle two readings, ie economy 7 and normal electricity readings. So the energy police will not be kicking my door down soon
As the country isn’t energy-ready, I reckon they will be used if power is rationed to see who is using too much of their share. Our nuclear reactors should be refreshed over the next ten - fifteen years or we will have a serious shortfall in supply.
You might want to do some research before you get one installed, they are making people sick, emit carcinogenic radiation every 20 secs, (every 2 secs on some) 24 hours a day and cannot be turned off, many get sick as soon as they are installed, costing us £12 billion, thats £420 per household whether you have one or not, they will soon start to charge extra for peak times of use, B Gas are implementing this as we speak, the Utilities will also store and sell our data. These machines can be hacked, by foreign entities as well as burglars.They have no surge protectors and often catch fire and explode. There are absolutely no benefits to the consumer and man are being lied to or bullied onto having them. For more info see Face Book Page ‘‘SMART METERS Health Problems UK’’ or Stop Smart Meters UK. We need help to sign the Gov Petition to get them banned.
Our nuclear power stations might be up and running by 2027 but don’t think your electricity bills will be any cheaper after the Chinese and French (EDF) have taken their chunk from your bill…To think that at one time we led the field in Nuclear power generation…
My sentiments exactly.
We also led the world in aeronautical engineering in the 1950s.
I’m afraid that all of those leads in technology have been either sold, given away or allowed to wither on the bough by no-one other than our glorious leaders. Who else?
I thought we could decline anyway ? I have declined electricity smart meter from Scottish Power. I dare say that if we change suppliers, it will become conditional to have a meter installed.
I will refuse a gas meter, as my boiler is under the stairs.( haven’t a clue why, was there when I bought the house) and there have been reports of gas explosions , due to meters being fitted incorrectly near to the gas boilers.
I hesitate to reply to your post in case this thread should be prematurely closed! Still, here goes.
Of course. We are legally entitled to decline the installation of smart meters at present, and I for one will certainly decline until the day I die, assuming I am still entitled to do so.
No, my statement was hypothetical. I should find it very interesting to see suppliers continuing to compete and watching their reaction when they have the right to demand their customers have smart meters only to see them slip away to another company that does not.
Even if they all followed the smart meter concept, I shouldn’t be surprised to see some enterprising, up-coming company offering their services ‘smart meter-free’.
That’s the good thing about competition: it benefits the consumer.
And let’s not forget that lack of competition is one reason why Communism has always failed.
…Good post Cat.