That's not a smart meter. That was just an energy monitor, nothing to do with metering.It's one of the meters which tell us how much energy we use per day. It is useful to have, but we gave up after the screen kept freezing.
That's not a smart meter. That was just an energy monitor, nothing to do with metering.It's one of the meters which tell us how much energy we use per day. It is useful to have, but we gave up after the screen kept freezing.
It's one of the meters which tell us how much energy we use per day. It is useful to have, but we gave up after the screen kept freezing.
that isnt a smart meter
if people can't be bothered to give us readings..
How about getting your company to employ people to call at houses to actually get meter readings once a month, 2 months or quarterly, instead of increasingly automating and doing away with manpower to maximise profit?
How about sending them your readings if you don't want estimated bills.Without question, EVERY time a bill is produced (bar one after the annual read) its estimated and wildly inaccurate
How about sending them your readings if you don't want estimated bills.
The last time I had an electricity bill that had a reading supplied by the meter reading company, I had to get it amended as they had quite clearly read it incorrectly.How about getting your company to employ people to call at houses to actually get meter readings once a month, 2 months or quarterly, instead of increasingly automating and doing away with manpower to maximise profit?
The company I work for have all of our offices with Scottish Hydro, meters only get read annually but our offices are billed monthly or quarterly. Without question, EVERY time a bill is produced (bar one after the annual read) its estimated and wildly inaccurate
How about getting your company to employ people to call at houses to actually get meter readings once a month, 2 months or quarterly, instead of increasingly automating and doing away with manpower to maximise profit?
The company I work for have all of our offices with Scottish Hydro, meters only get read annually but our offices are billed monthly or quarterly. Without question, EVERY time a bill is produced (bar one after the annual read) its estimated and wildly inaccurate
Because the long-term plot is to have variable rates, particularly for electricity. If you want to use power in winter early evenings in washing machines, tumble dryers and dare I say it, charging electric cars, you'll pay more as it is when demand is at its highest. Set those things to run overnight, then it will be charged at a lower rate. Think economy seven on steroids.
That's not a smart meter. That was just an energy monitor, nothing to do with metering.
that isnt a smart meter
Thank you, I must have got them confused. However, I disagree that they don't have anything to do with metering, considering energy monitors are offered with smart meters. Around the time my Dad moved into our house, smart meters were fitted, and our supplier offered him an energy monitor.
With respect, I didn't need to be told I was wrong twice.
An energy monitor helps you to understand your electricity usage, whereas a smart meter sends information about your usage to your energy provider. it has nothing to do with metering - it is just a fancy visual display to give you an idea of your energy usage and your potential bill.
They are two devices which both show the user the amount of energy used. However, metering is the method by which you are *billed* for the energy used, and a home energy monitor plays no part in that process. As an example, I have a home energy monitor but I currently have a key meter.Thank you, I must have got them confused. However, I disagree that they don't have anything to do with metering, considering energy monitors are offered with smart meters.
Because the long-term plot is to have variable rates, particularly for electricity. If you want to use power in winter early evenings in washing machines, tumble dryers and dare I say it, charging electric cars, you'll pay more as it is when demand is at its highest. Set those things to run overnight, then it will be charged at a lower rate. Think economy seven on steroids.
Surely that is the point of metering in the first place? As AM9 said, the idea is to eventually allow 'Economy 7 on steroids' - tariffs which people can *opt in* so that they get discounted energy at times of low demand, but with fine granularity rather than fixed blocks of time.This make me want one even less. Are you suggesting that the ulterior motive for a Smart Meter is to charge people ?
Well, seeing as smart meters record your energy usage and energy monitors connected to them show you the same thing (albeit how much you've used per day), I really don't see how they're so completely unrelated as you say, but there we go.
As for your other response, I won't reply to that.
Surely that is the point of metering in the first place? As AM9 said, the idea is to eventually allow 'Economy 7 on steroids' - tariffs which people can *opt in* so that they get discounted energy at times of low demand, but with fine granularity rather than fixed blocks of time.
if they are as interconnected as you say how does my energy monitor work with my analogue meter? Energy monitors can not communicate with your energy supplier and do not directly affect your bill.
As for your other response, I won't reply to that.
They are two devices which both show the user the amount of energy used. However, metering is the method by which you are *billed* for the energy used, and a home energy monitor plays no part in that process. As an example, I have a home energy monitor but I currently have a key meter.
Yes, I can believe that rather than just 7 hours overnight at a cheaper rate the day will be split into several chunks. It may even be that usage at say 2am-5am is even cheaper than current Economy 7. I'm quite happy to be incentivised to avoid peak times and the whole distribution process will be a lot easier to manage with both peaks and troughs flattened somewhat.
The ultimate objective is continuously varying electricity prices.
So all risk is transferred to the consumer and all reward to the operator.
We already have varying electricity prices with the likes of Economy 7 and Economy 10.
GTC is the name of the company that pipes the gas to your home if you are on their network and are independent from the 3 main gas transporters (SGN, Wales & West Utilites and National Grid).
SMETS1 and SMETS2 is just Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specification.