"tim..." wrote in message
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"Steve Walker" wrote in message
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On 18/05/2021 09:25, Tim+ wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
On 17/05/2021 22:37, Max Demian wrote:
Smart meters are sold on more than remote metering. We're supposed to
be
able to save oodles of money if we consent to having them installed -
not sure how.

I can't think of a single advantage, except for the car charging thing
that someone mentioned. Indeed, that seems to be the sole reason for
the
push to make people have them. So that charging times can be somewhat
controlled.



Its not a question of €œcontrolling€� it, its just makes it much more
affordable if you have a significant consumption that you can time-shift
to
an off-peak period.

Except of course, for most people who do not want to arrange their whole
life around the electricity tariff times, it'll simply mean paying a lot
more because they want to cook (as we move from gas, we'll only have
electric cookers), heat their home (electric heat pumps), have a shower
or a bath (no hot water storage, so electric instantaneous water heater)

Oh I wish

the biggest thing for me if I were to not be allowed to have a gas boiler
[1] would be the loss of instantaneous hot water

there's no property-wide electric equivalent ATM

Yes there is. It just costs a lot more for the electricity.

[1] my house is very well insulated and my heating bills tiny. If I were
to change to all electric heating, my bill would go up by a few 100 pounds
per year with no loss of utility, countered by saving on the gas standing
charge and the annual boiler service.