But I was around during the 3 day week and there were no smart meters, so
whole areas were turned off t restrict demand then under a state of
emergency. One supposes this is just a more granular control of the same
facility. It would enable those who have medical machines at home needed to
preserve life to stay powered while restricting non essential use. The
basics back then were that you were warned ahead of time when your area
would need to be powered off in order to save fuel etc, and thus could take
precautions. Myself what is important here is not the ability to do this,
but the reasons for it and in whose hands this decision rests. In my view it
needs ceentralised coordination, or it will be a shambles.
One other thing to bear in mind of course is whether the software could be
hacked to cause deliberate disruption by a third party.

Brian

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"A series of 'modifications' to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed
by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring.

These include giving networks the right to decide when they consider the
grid to be in a state of 'emergency' and the power to switch off high
usage electrical devices such as electric vehicle chargers and central
heating systems in British homes.

Under the plans all homes would need to have a third generation smart
meter installed, to include a function that allows meters in the home to
receive and carry out orders made by the energy networks.

This would dramatically alter the role of smart meters, which are
currently capable only of sending data on energy use to energy networks.

If passed unchallenged, these 'modifications' to the law would mean that
electric vehicle owners could plug in at the end of the day and wake up
without sufficient charge to travel the next morning.

Similarly, central heating systems could be turned off in homes across a
whole area if too many electric vehicles are plugged in to charge at once,
for example.

Currently, consumers are entitled to compensation if their power supply is
cut off, but under these plans, this recompense would likely be scrapped.

There is also a question mark over whether to force households to install
the new smart meters, or make it an opt in or opt out scheme.

When energy networks are allowed to declare an 'emergency', triggering
their right to switch off private domestic energy devices, is also so far
undefined. "

https://www.thegwpf.com/and-so-it-be...-compensation/

****ing renewable greencrap.



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