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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
Well you on an expired tariff so yeah you paying obsolete cheaper prices now, you in for a shock when the tariff runs out though, although looks like you have ridden through the worst of it as its forecasted for prices to drop in July. (although will still be at least 2x 2021 pricing).
The thing you mentioned about constantly watching your usage would be the in home display device, mine is powered off. However I dont think its a bad thing if a smart meter and/or the IHD can help identify a energy guzzling device in the home.
It is a free country and I think choice is king, but I dont think smart meters are some kind of trick to con people. The obvious benefits and motivations for a supplier to want people to have smart meters is we can be done away with estimated readings, so many people have bills based on estimated not actual usage.
I also think time of use tariffs are the future. Let people benefit from cheap off peak energy. Its a shame only Octopus is modernising and the rest of the industry is stuck in old ways.
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I agree, but I have enough on the meter for a good few of years yet, but I budget for everything. If or when it goes up it's not a problem. The refund from the £400 for bills has been put aside for just that, but for me it doesn't change anything, just using it for the intended purposes. My point is there's more to life than watching a figure go up on a meter and try to figure out what else you can turn off when it doesn't really amount to much.