These seem like fairly reasonable concerns to be honest, it would be remarkable if ESB didn't consider this possibility when they designed the system though
These seem like fairly reasonable concerns to be honest, it would be remarkable if ESB didn't consider this possibility when they designed the system though
The option should be there for people who do not want the granular detail of their usage sent to ESB, but rather for the meter to act as a modern but like-for-like replacement to the manually read meters where it sends just a single reading once a week or month.
I gathered that, but as I said if you are going to cook something or dry clothes it takes what it takesThe argument isn't that the meters themselves will save money, rather that access to more detailed information will encourage people to change behaviour.
Edit - SNAP! What he said
I already take these precautions which is only common sense, plus I have solar panels. how do view the meter outside?The smart meter doesn't save any energy, sure how could it, what it does is let you see your consumption live and potentially make changes to how you use electricity to save energy/money yourself.
I put in an energy monitor myself a few years ago as I was considering solar panels. In my experience seeing the dial in the app turn red and rocket from 0.2kW (€0.03/hour) to 5kW (€0.85/hour) certainly made me think before I stuck on the oven ages before I needed it, boiled full kettles unnecessarily, left the immersion on etc. I have little doubt most people would end up saving themselves a few quid through visibility of their consumption realtime.
My solar system came with an inductive pickup that clamps onto your incoming mains cable, so through the solar system app I can see import/export/generation etc.I already take these precautions which is only common sense, plus I have solar panels. how do view the meter outside?
I gathered that, but as I said if you are going to cook something or dry clothes it takes what it takes
where is this app?You will get access to an app to see it.