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Originally Posted by Hugh
Not really - I worked for a major utility company as an IT Programme Manager 2016-2018, and I know it's true.
We had an entire Programme (not mine, thank heavens) devoted to installing and managing smart meters (which took a couple of hundred staff and a lot of sub-contractors), none of which we were paid for, with the threat of fines if we didn't meet the Government-set targets of customers who didn't want the meters.
I had the joy of managing the team that had to write the interface between the smart meters and the billing system.
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What I meant was it is all about control and money and not for the benefit on the consumer.
Look at the OP as an example. He did not have a Smart meter he now has a Smart meter yet he has clearly said he will use power as and when and how much as he wants.
Most people will be the same. A lot of people now have LED bulbs using next to nothing, new white goods are more efficient than ever. There is very little a household can do to make a difference to consumption in any real terms.
So what is it good for? I believe it is all about control and money as I said