The issue I have with Smart Meters is if a provider knows my exact usage per day/hour what is to stop them from penalising me at those times and why is the standing charge more expensive on smart plans - surely it should be cheaper when there is no manual reading required.....
Can I refuse to have my ESB Meter replaced with a Smart Meter?
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Blackrock1
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Exactly and there was talk last year about increasing the unit charges for evening peak time usage. This can only be implemented when the user has a smart meter.
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He was told similar by an electrician. I couldn’t believe they existed!
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Thanks for that. Some interesting potential negatives there for sureDisadvantages of Smart Meters: What You Need to Know
Learn about the disadvantages of smart meters and the problems they can cause, including having your energy cut off and being overcharged.
British Gas customers share problems with smart meters during cost crisis
One person said there was 'something fishy going on' as they experienced a number of smart meter problems
Energy bills: why are so many smart meters in Britain turning ‘dumb’?
Hundreds of readers tell of lost connectivity as official figures show millions of devices have to be read manually
In the last place I lived the meter was permanently stuck in night mode, so I was in no rush to have it changed. It took about a year from the time I got a letter explaining my meter was broken and the time someone just showed up at the door to replace it. I was working from home so they left a phone number, which I never bothered ringing. Apparently if you are stuck in day mode and being overcharged they will refund you (not sure how they work that out) but if its the other way around they take the hit. I moved out a few months later anyway, so its someone else's problem now.
If you hate reading meters yourself and dont see a meter reader very often, or your meter is banjaxed or not being read properly, its probably good to get it replaced, if not, there's no rush, but they may introduce charges later on for refusniks.
Estimated bills can work both ways.
And, ultimately, you only pay for what you actually use.
No, that isn't the weird part, some 48% of domestic customers submit a reading at least once a year. The weird part is thinking that submitting readings in order to get more accurate billing is providing some kind of service to an energy supplier who plays no part in reading meters.
Oh, and I'm one of the ones who doesn't submit readings (apart from a couple of strategic ones prior to rate changes) and my estimated use isn't that far off the mark and gets corrected once ESBN supply an actual reading to my supplier.
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Yeah, obviously they weren't designed with that in mind but it's a neat side effect for anyone who has one & is generating their own electricity. The eventual roll-out of smart meters to all will eliminate this, so enjoy it while you have it.
My parents want a smart meter to get the feed in tariff from their solar - as we will be exporting some in the summer. Energia refuse you any FIT if you don't have a smart meter and won't pay a nominal rate.
We're on a day/night meter at the moment and we do use the night rate to charge PV batteries. So I'm in no hurry to get rid of the current meter as you can't get day/night tariffs on the new ones. In fact ESB replaced the ancient one recently enough with a non-smart meter.
We're on a day/night meter at the moment and we do use the night rate to charge PV batteries. So I'm in no hurry to get rid of the current meter as you can't get day/night tariffs on the new ones. In fact ESB replaced the ancient one recently enough with a non-smart meter.
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see my post above, there is a tangible benefit if you are on a day night rate and charging an ev for example.
Emojis were invented for a reason...
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97% of smart meters fail to provide promised customer benefits. Can $3B in new funding change that?
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Here is a few reasons.
I would have put money on smart meters being more accurate than the old analogue ones.Inaccurate smart meter readings causes rise in customer bills
Smart meters are producing readings up to 583pc higher than the actual energy used, According to a new university study.
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I hope they wait to cremate you until after your death and leave you at least with that choice not being "smart" you are gas