Panorama - The Smart Meter mess

[gas112]

Employ a better workforce, or upskill the existing people.

None answer in what way . Attempt to explain the upskill needed in regards to why they asked reg and given permission to not work on them . .you have made a statement so attempt to back it up . Or just be honest and admit you haven't got a clue and just bumped your gums .

 

[Nwgs2]

Cost per household - £30-£70.
Net gain per household £250.

They are just a meter. Little men don't live inside them and they don't spy on folk.

£30-£70 That wouldn’t even cover the labour, let alone transport, insurance, tools. And don’t forget how much the SM costs!!

You really are a prize Pratt

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Employ a better workforce, or upskill the existing people.

It's not all down to lack of skill, much of it, is the way they failed to plan it, and implement it properly - it has been a total shambles, start to finish, but forced on them, to do it this way by the gov... It should have been compulsory, they should have foreseen the comms issues, they could have used the existing internet, as a workaround, to solve many of the issues.

 

[Mister Banks]

wont take you long to screen shot your proof of 1000 quid a year saving then

It would be 48 screen shots which I am not going to do. It is what it is, believe it or not that’s your choice.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

And as for folk in my bracket (living solo, already quite frugal with energy usage) I can guarantee the financial advantages wouldn't be exceptional

Total nonsese...

That would be entirely your choice, your decision. As a percentage discount on your bills, then if you appreciate being frugal, then an SM would be the way to go. You obviously are not being that frugal, or you would appreciate the advantage a SM could give you, and grab one with open arms.

Me, I do live frugally and take full advantage of anything which puts more in my pocket.

 

[noseall]

If it was a non issue, why did offgen ban the practice,

The issues were not SM/analogue meter specific. In fact the more contentious issue of entering homes and changing the analogue meters to pre-pay, was what fuelled the scandal.

Next....

 

[noseall]

Funny you don’t quote your source.

If I told you the author of the article was a respected, award winning, Cambridge educated economics journalist, with 20+ years of high end media experience, would it make a difference?

 

[gas112]

It would be 48 screen shots which I am not going to do. It is what it is, believe it or not that’s your choice.

so to save 1000 quid a year what was your actual bill before hand who is your provider and what were your unit rates ?

 

[gas112]

It's not all down to lack of skill, much of it, is the way they failed to plan it, and implement it properly - it has been a total shambles, start to finish, but forced on them, to do it this way by the gov... It should have been compulsory, they should have foreseen the comms issues, they could have used the existing internet, as a workaround, to solve many of the issues.

cadent refusing to work on them has got nothing at all to do with skill levels or anything else you have put

 

[noseall]

What figures are you refering too?

You told me the figures I produced for (per household) SM rollout were rubbish. Perhaps you are suggesting net gains are more then £250?

I doubt that the costs will be less than £30 - £70, but you are welcome to surprise me? Go on, what are your costs breakdown?

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Total nonsese...

That would be entirely your choice, your decision. As a percentage discount on your bills, then if you appreciate being frugal, then an SM would be the way to go. You obviously are not being that frugal, or you would appreciate the advantage a SM could give you, and grab one with open arms.

Me, I do live frugally and take full advantage of anything which puts more in my pocket.

Congratulations, you're well on the way to becoming the new PatEx.

 

[noseall]

True

but it is far easier for a man in a chair in a office to cut off a supply from a Smart Meter than it is for a technician to travel to the site and using tools to cut off the supply from a dumb meter.

It's an economical win all round then.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Congratulations, you're well on the way to becoming the new PatEx.

Well, you do carry on, paying full cost, and helping to keep my own bills down.

 

[Mister Banks]

so to save 1000 quid a year what was your actual bill before hand who is your provider and what were your unit rates ?

That's a much easier question to answer.

I am with Octopus Energy and have been on their tracker tariff over the past 12 months. My total energy cost for the last 12 month period has been £1783, for the previous 12 months I was on the standard cap tariff the total energy bill was £2865.

 

[Nwgs2]

That's a much easier question to answer.

I am with Octopus Energy and have been on their tracker tariff over the past 12 months. My total energy cost for the last 12 month period has been £1783, for the previous 12 months I was on the standard cap tariff the total energy bill was £2865.

We live in a four storey Victorian house and pay less than £1783

It sounds like you’ve been ripped off in the past.