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Re: Smart meters
Commercial users have to pay an extra charge if their PF* (Power Factor) is less than 1. Before smart meters the installation included a non-user resettable PF meter that recorded the lowest value.
Partly because the losses in the electricity transmission system depend on KVA not KWatts
Smart meters show this KVA total value as "Imported reactive power" if you can work out which buttons to press on the main meter to get this display. Domestic users are currently billed for "Imported active power"
On the domestic front the low PF items are fridges and freezers due to the induction motor that runs the compressor. According to my own energy monitor they can be as low as 0.6
If you have solar cells then the power you send to the grid is shown as "Exported active power"
* PF = Real power (KWatts) / Apparent power (KVA)
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