Panorama - The Smart Meter mess

[Harry Bloomfield]

Consumers would be given incentives to take advantage of lower prices and avoid using electricity when costs go up in both scenarios.

They already are being offered those incentives, on Octopus, with it's a variety of tariffs. There are considerable costs to be saved, by being able to adjust your energy demand, to certain times, with little warning - even negative costs, where they pay you to use the surplus, or in my case free energy at certain times.

 

[denso13]

Quality answer lol.

I try my best, thanks.

 

[noseall]

Don't have one then.

Almost all households will have a version eventually.
No big deal. It's just a meter.

 

[Nwgs2]

Don't say things like that - Mr P. Nut will get all warm n' gooey with nostalgia.

I think you’ll find you’re a lot older than than me.

You know that already Cheech.

 

[Murdochcat]

Smart Meters will never save money because they cost too much to install AND maintain.

 

[Nwgs2]

Almost all households will have a version eventually.
No big deal. It's just a meter.

Let’s hope they all work then, unlike the 4 million that currently don’t.

 

[Nwgs2]

Smart Meters will never save money because they cost too much to install AND maintain.

This.

 

[Odds]

I think you’ll find you’re a lot older than than me.

You know that already Cheech.

What the Dickens are you on about?
I have no great expectations of you ever growing up.

 

[Nwgs2]

Don't say things like that - Mr P. Nut will get all warm n' gooey with nostalgia.

What the Dickens are you on about?
I have no great expectations of you ever growing up.

You’re a weird bloke, that’s for sure.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Quality answer lol.

4 million faulty ones!! What’s the cost on sorting that mess? Where will the money come from ? What happens if people get in debt ?

As I have repeated several times - the 4 million are the 4 million meters not fully working, the failures could be for a variety of reasons, but by far the most common, is them unable to communicate their readings, back to base. It doesn't mean the basics of the meter are not working, there will still be consumption figures, available to the customer - they just need to do what they have always done, report the readings to the supplier.

 

[Nwgs2]

the failures could be for a variety of reasons,

Yeah that’s true, in your opinion. The faulty ones I’ve seen “A lot” have been stuck going back from on to ready. So loving the gas supply.

Not very helpful for people who actually want to use the gas they have paid for.

And someone has to pay my call-out charge too.

 

[gas112]

As I have repeated several times - the 4 million are the 4 million meters not fully working, the failures could be for a variety of reasons, but by far the most common, is them unable to communicate their readings, back to base. It doesn't mean the basics of the meter are not working, there will still be consumption figures, available to the customer - they just need to do what they have always done, report the readings to the supplier.

Cadent didnt go to the regulator to stop working on them and get permission due to ridiculous amount of call outs to them because they were not sending readings as that has nothing to do with them

 

[Notch7]

Millions of households with smart meters face paying more for their electricity at the busiest times of day under plans by the energy watchdog.

Ofgem is consulting on introducing a “dynamic” energy price cap for households to meet the demand of net zero. The proposals come despite the Government insisting in 2018 that it was a “MYTH ” anyone would face higher energy bills because of the devices

All under a Conservative govt that you voted for.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Smart Meters will never save money because they cost too much to install AND maintain.

They cost a little more, than a dumb meter, but they have potential to save considerable labour and fuel costs, of meter readers driving round reading meters.

 

[denso13]

Cadent didnt go to the regulator to stop working on them and get permission due to ridiculous amount of call outs to them because they were not sending readings as that has nothing to do with them

They should employ fitters with half a clue, they are not renowned for their problem solving abilities.