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Originally Posted by Hugh
The Smart Meter collects total energy usage, not by individual appliance, so not sure how this could be dis-aggregated, and it is illegal for energy suppliers to share individualised customer energy usage to third parties without the customers’ consent.
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Notwithstanding that AI might be up to the disaggregation task, it no doubt helps that smart meters (if used purposefully) deliver usage data in more “manageable” 30 minute chunks. And, where consent is required, it often becomes part of the deal if you want the best tariff.
Coercion will rule even if data sharing consent is initially withheld. The notion that the user has any control might therefore be an illusion?