Assumption About Smart Meters
All energy suppliers aim to install smart meters in 85% of homes and small businesses in England, Wales and Scotland by 2024.
However, due to 1/5 reporting issues due to poor outsourcing of parts, this might be delayed until 2035.
This initiative has zero value in helping the public and business. It simply allows utilities to identify the usage driving past the property or site, then turn off the meter off-site.
There is nothing presently smart about it with present defect issues and sidestep current Ofgem policies on cutting-off customers.
Smart meter stems from copying the name from Smart grid. The utility company should have called it Super-Meter and called it fancy over and over again whilst ignoring the present defects.
For smart-grid to occur, innovative consumer units are required that can turn off specific fuses and circuit breakers of properties. This will assist during utility shortages and blackouts.
Present misconceptions
“Smart meter is compulsory” – Incorrect, they are not compulsory, and Ofgem agrees.
“Suppliers are required by their licence to take all reasonable steps to roll out smart meters to all domestic and microbusiness customers by 2020” – Incorrect. Suppliers use the licence stance to roll out meters when this licence keeps meters in good working order. Ofgem is still discussing the question of compulsory meters.
“If you don’t want to have a smart meter now, you will still be able to have one installed at a later date” – Incorrect. Costs recovered through the utility price, network cost, or even a maintenance operation cost.
“Ofgem and government have discussed the benefits” – Incorrect. Ofgem identified poor outsourcing of parts, defective meters, and screen problems.
“The devices work well” – Incorrect. Evidence shows that more than 11% of smart meters stopped functioning correctly, or meter readings were complex. Energy supplier could not read the meter at 9%, 6% IHS will not connect or stopped working. 5% IHDs stopped working at distances from meters, 2% of meters do not work with solar panels, and 1% have inaccurate bills.
Link 1 – Ofgem – A guide provided by Ofgem relating to the smart meter
Where are “smart meters” from?
Smart meter term is derived from copying the research name smart grid, which the network, utility companies, Ofgem, and the Government discussed heavily. This relates to dealing with blackouts due to utility shortages. The meter has nothing to do with smart grid. Smart grid relates to the consumer unit (fuse box) in the property, a Smart Consumer unit. This Smart Consumer unit will shut off all non-essential electrical appliance, leaving on fridges, and medical equipment on. Primary role of meter is to shut down the meter from outside the property. Poverty meter is the correct name.
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