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Old 24-05-2021, 18:12   #61
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i like to know where i stand.
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Old 24-05-2021, 19:09   #62
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i like to know where i stand.
and you didn't before?
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Old 24-05-2021, 21:06   #63
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Re: Electric Smart Meters

FYI, the Utility companies don’t particularly want to install Smart Meters - it’s costing them a fortune, and they get fined* by HMG if they don’t meet target numbers.

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Suppliers have been told by the Government to try to install smart meters in all the UK’s 50 million homes and businesses by the end of 2020. If they fail to do enough, they face fines of up to £7 billion.

However, customers can refuse to have the new technology, and suppliers are becoming desperate to persuade more people to sign up.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...art-meter.html

*for example, Npower was fined £2.4 million in September 2018 for not meeting Smart Meter installation targets, EDF was fined £350k in June 2018, SSE was fined £700k in April 2019, & BG £4.5 million in 2017.
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Old 24-05-2021, 21:23   #64
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Smoke and mirrors Hugh smoke and mirrors
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Smoke and mirrors Hugh smoke and mirrors
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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Old 24-05-2021, 23:40   #66
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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.
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
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Old 25-05-2021, 03:54   #67
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and you didn't before?
not on a daily basis no.

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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
I have 9watt = 60watt LED bulbs in all my rooms except for the kitchen which has a strip light.
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not on a daily basis no.

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I have 9watt = 60watt LED bulbs in all my rooms except for the kitchen which has a strip light.
And you can retrofit the strip light with LED if you want to!
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I have a 5 ft led tube in my kitchen. Bought from LEDHut lasted a few years so far
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Re: Electric Smart Meters

In our kitchen we have Electric oven & hob (with extractor hood), microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, washing machine, deep fat fryer, slow cooker.

Who gives a damn about any energy saving light bulbs in there?

The world now suffers from 'eco madness' on a grand scale.
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Avro does not force you and here anyway is the cheapest tariff. I will avoid them as long as I can.

Sometimes the old meter is wrong and the new metre more accurate but there are a lot of reported errors
Those new meters are garbage and just meant to make it better FOR THE COMPANY!! (More accurate billing means HIGHER PRICES FOR YOU)

They arent safe and they just are a big health issue!!!!!


Yes avoid them as long as possible!!!!!!
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Re: Electric Smart Meters

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A lot of people now have LED bulbs using next to nothing
And there's the rub. LED lamps rated at 18w actually need the power companies to pump out around 22w due to their pF (power factor) being less than 1.

We are presently billed per kilowatt-hour, so only pay for 18w. But smart meters can measure in kilovolt-amps, so we could be charged for the whole 22w.

Inductive loads such as the motors in fridges, freezers, washing machines and fans tend to have poor pF, as do the switched mode PSU's in computers.

A home with a total pF of 0.5 can use exactly the same amount of kwh as a neighbour with a pF close to 1, but be slapped with DOUBLE the bill if kvA was the billing unit.

If you're bored, and have lots of coffee, get your head around pF.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_factor
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Taf: All hail to 'unity'
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Re: Electric Smart Meters

I have my own electricity energy monitor and the PF can vary between almost unity down to around 0.6 depending upon how many freezers (2) and fridge (1) is on.

Industry has to pay extra for a poor PF so it's probably going to come to domestic users as well.

Regarding computer supplies (switched mode) it is now the law that any unit over 75 watts must include PF correction.
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Industry has to pay extra for a poor PF so it's probably going to come to domestic users as well.
I was led to believe an "average" PF is already factored into domestic prices
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