"Graham." wrote in message
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alan_m wrote:

Peter Andrews wrote:

Can anybody explain why EDF need to write a letter to me, at least once
a year, to advise that they currently read my smart meter at 30 min
intervals and that I can if I wish change to daily or monthly readings

Life expectancy of the battery in the meter?

Smart gas meters do have batteries, but smart electricity meters work on
mains power.

Makes sense. I wonder who is paying for the extra electric to run
millions of smartmeters, them or us?

With the ones that can allegedly turn off the supply remotely, it would
have to be them, otherwise they couldn't be turn on remotely later.

Yes but the "comms" may be on "their" side of the switch but still me
on the "metered" side of the meter

And its unlikely to be enough power to matter anyway.

My comment wasn't serious in that context, more about the principle.

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Graham.
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