On 12/06/2018 13:10, Martin Barclay wrote:


Smart meters - 5 points:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHQT16jBFEw


Well that's pretty much BS.

Smart meters save you money even if you don't have one as they don't
need an army of readers to go out and read them.

They can save you money as some companies are now offering different
tariffs to customers with smart meters as they can give free days or
variable tariffs. If your lifestyle fits one of these tariffs you save
money if it doesn't, well neither does the one you are on.

As for data mining, well just what can you tell from a meter reading
every few minutes? Answer not a lot. Is it worth anything, well to them
as buyers of energy yes, to anyone else probably not.