On Sunday, 21 January 2018 14:50:15 UTC, Graham. wrote:
On 21/01/2018 10:59, alan_m wrote:
On 21/01/2018 07:11, harry wrote:


The ultimate purpose of smart meters is to cope with intermiitancy as
renewable energy sources come to predominate.
You will be charged more when the wind don't blow.


Or cut off when the wind doesn't blow!


Only if you are on a green tariff where 100% of your energy is from
green sources.

Then we'll all be on "green" tariffs.

I have also heard on good authority ("Big" Clive Mitchell) that in the
future, domestic smartmeters can be switched to a mode that will take
account of, and penalise you for, presenting a load with a poor power
factor.

That is already done to commercial users.