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On Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:56:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 31/10/2019 09:59, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: Yes one issue that has come up though is the method used to measure the power used. Gass is pretty easy since it relies on flow, Gas also varies in energy content, so knowing the volume metered is not quite enough information to work out what to bill for. Hence the conversion fiddle factors included in your gas bill. but Electricity can be influenced by the phase of the current draw in the AC voltage waveform, and there have been questions before on what is the most accurate way to deal with this aspect. Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. KWh, KVa and KVar meters (Spinning disk) are/were available. |
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On Thursday, 31 October 2019 16:50:01 UTC, nightjar wrote:
On 31/10/2019 11:08, Dave Liquorice wrote: On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:26:48 +0000, nightjar wrote: Meters have always been replaced as their calibration periods expire. In theory, ours are dated 1967, 1980 and 1996... The two digits in the first part of the meter number are its calibration year.... I thought that was the year of manufacture and that calibration status was shown by a sticker. Meter removed were cleaned, new jewels fitted and recalibrated. The sticker shows either date of manufacture or overhaul. |
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On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:20:22 +0000, tony sayer wrote:
They were putting one in at a radio site of ours there was a problem with obtaining a sufficient mobile phone signal the mast for it was just a mile away over open country. Told them to sling it and leave the ordinary meter there which they've done that was around 2 years or so ago!.. Besides the two generations of meters the smart meter comms infrastructure also differs roughly in a north/south split. Not sure exactly where the deliniation between the two systems is, presumably the split is by DNO area. One of the comms networks uses GSM '2G' provided iirc by O2 and will remain on that network so for a few more decades to come. O2 getting paid a wheelbarrow load of cash to do so. -- |
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On 31/10/2019 07:44:36, harry wrote:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment Hardly compulsory. You still have a choice. There are also alternative suppliers who will set bills accordingly. |
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On 01/11/2019 08:11, Robin wrote:
On 01/11/2019 01:09, John Rumm wrote: On 31/10/2019 20:27, Andy Burns wrote: John Rumm wrote: Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. Ask a Dutch university? I don't follow, what have I missed? Possibly a reference to the study by universities in the Netherlands[1] which reported smart meters giving false readings.Â* BEAMA commented at the time that no meters installed in the UK were like those the study showed to have problems[2].Â* Others commented that the study used rather unrealistic loads - e.g. 20 non-dimmable CFLs and 20 non-dimmable LEDs on a 10A dimmer. [1] https://www.utwente.nl/en/news/2017/3/313543/electronic-energy-meters-false-readings-almost-six-times-higher-than-actual-energy-consumption [2] http://www.beama.org.uk/news/beama-response-to-ieee-article-on-accuracy-of-dutch-electricity-meters.html Ah ok interesting... I note that [2] is a little mealy mouthed in its statements, since it only claims that there are no meters using the affected sensor technology involved in the GB *smart* metering rollout, and none in development. However it glosses over whether there are any electronic non smart meters already installed with these sensing technologies. Probably need to find the original paper to identify which models are affected. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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John Rumm wrote:
I note that [2] is a little mealy mouthed in its statements, since it only claims that there are no meters using the affected sensor technology involved in the GB *smart* metering rollout, and none in development. However it glosses over whether there are any electronic non smart meters already installed with these sensing technologies. Probably need to find the original paper to identify which models are affected. IEEE membership (or payment) needed https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7866234 |
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Andy Burns wrote:
John Rumm wrote: Probably need to find the original paper to identify which models are affected. IEEE membership (or payment) needed ahem! https://www.u-cursos.cl/usuario/125f006b1dcdd406c6c85298a6a14229/mi_blog/r/07866234.pdf Though it conceals the details of the make/model of smart meters |
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On 01/11/2019 13:27, Andy Burns wrote:
Andy Burns wrote: John Rumm wrote: Probably need to find the original paper to identify which models are affected. IEEE membership (or payment) needed ahem! https://www.u-cursos.cl/usuario/125f006b1dcdd406c6c85298a6a14229/mi_blog/r/07866234.pdf Also found it he https://www.researchgate.net/publica...42a5f/download Though it conceals the details of the make/model of smart meters Yup, I did have a look to see if the photo of the test setup would give any clues, but not obviously... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 01/11/2019 08:46, harry wrote:
On Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:56:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 31/10/2019 09:59, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: Yes one issue that has come up though is the method used to measure the power used. Gass is pretty easy since it relies on flow, Gas also varies in energy content, so knowing the volume metered is not quite enough information to work out what to bill for. Hence the conversion fiddle factors included in your gas bill. but Electricity can be influenced by the phase of the current draw in the AC voltage waveform, and there have been questions before on what is the most accurate way to deal with this aspect. Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. KWh, KVa and KVar meters (Spinning disk) are/were available. Were... and the latter two were not typically installed in domestic settings. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 31/10/2019 15:45, Robin wrote:
On 31/10/2019 15:06, Harry Bloomfield wrote: Bill Wright submitted this idea : It's ********. The govt are saying that the reason for charging more for non-smart meter use is the cost of meter reading. But I read my own meter and send the figure to the company. Even with smart meters, they still come round and read them.. Sometimes, somewhere.* Our electricity meter has not been seen by a reader since first smart meter was fitted in 2012.* Before that it was a routine event. (Well this /is/ Hackney.) BG send someone from a 3rd party company to read my gas meter twice a year. It's the same bloke and I always shout out the reading from a window to him. It's been 2566 since 2003 :-). He says he will stick a postit note on his dashboard with the reading in future and avoid the journey. |
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On 01/11/2019 03:15, FMurtz wrote:
Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment You know it's coming.Â* Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60.Â* As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40.Â* Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value.Â* Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it.Â* My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'.Â* And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier.Â* Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. ... from people with electric cars :-) |
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On 01/11/2019 12:26, Fredxx wrote:
On 31/10/2019 07:44:36, harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment Hardly compulsory. You still have a choice. There are also alternative suppliers who will set bills accordingly. Depends on how "huge" are the "hikes". "Your money or your life" is /a/ choice (except the highwayman/footpad will get your money either way). -- Max Demian |
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On Friday, 1 November 2019 14:18:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 01/11/2019 08:46, harry wrote: On Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:56:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 31/10/2019 09:59, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: Yes one issue that has come up though is the method used to measure the power used. Gass is pretty easy since it relies on flow, Gas also varies in energy content, so knowing the volume metered is not quite enough information to work out what to bill for. Hence the conversion fiddle factors included in your gas bill. but Electricity can be influenced by the phase of the current draw in the AC voltage waveform, and there have been questions before on what is the most accurate way to deal with this aspect. Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. KWh, KVa and KVar meters (Spinning disk) are/were available. Were... and the latter two were not typically installed in domestic settings. They were installed in commercial locations. They were additionally charged for bad power factor which could be determined by the difference between Kwh and Kva. |
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On Friday, 1 November 2019 15:46:45 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On 31/10/2019 15:45, Robin wrote: On 31/10/2019 15:06, Harry Bloomfield wrote: Bill Wright submitted this idea : It's ********. The govt are saying that the reason for charging more for non-smart meter use is the cost of meter reading. But I read my own meter and send the figure to the company. Even with smart meters, they still come round and read them.. Sometimes, somewhere.Â* Our electricity meter has not been seen by a reader since first smart meter was fitted in 2012.Â* Before that it was a routine event. (Well this /is/ Hackney.) BG send someone from a 3rd party company to read my gas meter twice a year. It's the same bloke and I always shout out the reading from a window to him. It's been 2566 since 2003 :-). He says he will stick a postit note on his dashboard with the reading in future and avoid the journey. You could be charged a rental fee for that meter. |
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On 01/11/2019 17:15, harry wrote:
On Friday, 1 November 2019 14:18:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 01/11/2019 08:46, harry wrote: On Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:56:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 31/10/2019 09:59, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: Yes one issue that has come up though is the method used to measure the power used. Gass is pretty easy since it relies on flow, Gas also varies in energy content, so knowing the volume metered is not quite enough information to work out what to bill for. Hence the conversion fiddle factors included in your gas bill. but Electricity can be influenced by the phase of the current draw in the AC voltage waveform, and there have been questions before on what is the most accurate way to deal with this aspect. Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. KWh, KVa and KVar meters (Spinning disk) are/were available. Were... and the latter two were not typically installed in domestic settings. They were installed in commercial locations. They still are. They were additionally charged for bad power factor which could be determined by the difference between Kwh and Kva. and possibly peak load as well. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Rod Speed wrote:
"FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment You know it's coming.Â* Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60.Â* As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40.Â* Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value.Â* Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it.Â* My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'.Â* And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier.Â* Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money |
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"FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment You know it's coming. Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60. As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40. Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value. Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it. My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'. And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier. Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. |
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Rod Speed wrote:
"FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment You know it's coming.Â* Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60.Â* As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40. Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value.Â* Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it.Â* My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'.Â* And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier.Â* Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. So the power suppliers are pushing it out of the goodness of their heart? |
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"FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment You know it's coming. Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60. As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40. Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value. Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it. My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'. And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier. Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. So the power suppliers are pushing it out of the goodness of their heart? Nope, so they can offer lower rates because they dont have to pay the meter readers and attract customers that way. |
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On Friday, 1 November 2019 21:02:03 UTC, John Rumm wrote:
On 01/11/2019 17:15, harry wrote: On Friday, 1 November 2019 14:18:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 01/11/2019 08:46, harry wrote: On Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:56:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 31/10/2019 09:59, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: Yes one issue that has come up though is the method used to measure the power used. Gass is pretty easy since it relies on flow, Gas also varies in energy content, so knowing the volume metered is not quite enough information to work out what to bill for. Hence the conversion fiddle factors included in your gas bill. but Electricity can be influenced by the phase of the current draw in the AC voltage waveform, and there have been questions before on what is the most accurate way to deal with this aspect. Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. KWh, KVa and KVar meters (Spinning disk) are/were available. Were... and the latter two were not typically installed in domestic settings. They were installed in commercial locations. They still are. They were additionally charged for bad power factor which could be determined by the difference between Kwh and Kva. and possibly peak load as well. -- Cheers, John. No, that can't be determined from these meters. Peak load was determined from separate ammeters with loose and fixed needles. The loose one was pushed by the fixed one to indicate max amps. Hot wire ammeter were used giving an approx delay of 20min. |
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Lonely Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 15:01:06 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, pontificated, again: And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. You are such an unbelievable sick asshole, senile Rodent! LOL -- Kerr-Mudd,John addressing senile Rot: "Auto-contradictor Rod is back! (in the KF)" MID: |
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Lonely Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 15:40:35 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: So the power suppliers are pushing it out of the goodness of their heart? Nope, so they can offer lower rates because they don¢t have to pay the meter readers and attract customers that way. Take your geriatric meds, you clinically insane, auto-contradicting, cantankerous, senile cretin! -- Kerr-Mudd,John addressing senile Rot: "Auto-contradictor Rod is back! (in the KF)" MID: |
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Rod Speed wrote:
"FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment You know it's coming.Â* Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60.Â* As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40. Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value. Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it.Â* My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'.Â* And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier.Â* Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. So the power suppliers are pushing it out of the goodness of their heart? Nope, so they can offer lower rates because they dont have to pay the meter readers and attract customers that way. I am afraid that I do not believe that the savings would be passed on without an ulterior motive aimed at more profits for the shareholders. |
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On 02/11/2019 06:53, harry wrote:
On Friday, 1 November 2019 21:02:03 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 01/11/2019 17:15, harry wrote: On Friday, 1 November 2019 14:18:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 01/11/2019 08:46, harry wrote: On Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:56:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: On 31/10/2019 09:59, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote: Yes one issue that has come up though is the method used to measure the power used. Gass is pretty easy since it relies on flow, Gas also varies in energy content, so knowing the volume metered is not quite enough information to work out what to bill for. Hence the conversion fiddle factors included in your gas bill. but Electricity can be influenced by the phase of the current draw in the AC voltage waveform, and there have been questions before on what is the most accurate way to deal with this aspect. Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. KWh, KVa and KVar meters (Spinning disk) are/were available. Were... and the latter two were not typically installed in domestic settings. They were installed in commercial locations. They still are. They were additionally charged for bad power factor which could be determined by the difference between Kwh and Kva. and possibly peak load as well. -- Cheers, John. No, that can't be determined from these meters. I was not suggesting it can. You (rather pointlessly giving the topic of discussion) mentioned that commercial users could have kVA / kVAr metering - but did so in such as way as to imply this was historical. I was correcting this. You correctly mention that commercial uses may have to pay more for low power factors. I simply added that some will also pay (at least partially) based on peak load. I made no suggestion as to how this was assessed or metered. Some may also receive discounts or concessions if they agree to become part of the Demand Side Response market - basically agreeing increase, decrease, or time shift their electrical demand on the grid based on requests by the grid, to help them better manage varying loads and supplies. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 15:47:11 +0000, Andrew wrote:
The end result of smart meters is to make more money. ... from people with electric cars :-) Well HMG has got to get the (substantial amount of) money they currently get from fuel duty from somewhere... -- Cheers Dave. |
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"FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tml#newcomment You know it's coming. Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60. As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40. Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value. Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it. My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'. And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier. Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. So the power suppliers are pushing it out of the goodness of their heart? Nope, so they can offer lower rates because they dont have to pay the meter readers and attract customers that way. I am afraid that I do not believe that the savings would be passed on without an ulterior motive aimed at more profits for the shareholders. More fool you. The obvious reason to pass on the savings with no meter readers is to make their operation more competitive and to attract more customers that way and that is good for the shareholders and the share price. |
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On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 03:57:45 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: More fool you. Says the clinically insane fool who is actually idiotic enough to get up EVERY NIGHT between 1 and 4 am in Australia, just so he has someone to talk to, as everyone in real life gives him the cold shoulder! -- Bod addressing abnormal senile quarreller Rot: "Do you practice arguing with yourself in an empty room?" MID: |
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Smart meters to be compulsary?
On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 01:46:00 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote: On Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:56:12 UTC, John Rumm wrote: Domestic meters have historically been quite good at measuring only the instantaneous real power transfer, and ignoring reactive currents. How good they are with with modern loads with poor power factors caused by high harmonic content (like many small SMPSUs) rather than a more traditional phase shift is perhaps a more interesting question. KWh, KVa and KVar meters (Spinning disk) are/were available. Almost every commercial user in the UK with a max demand over 100 kVA will have been on electronic metering, with remote 'dial-up' access, for around 20 years. -- |
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Smart meters to be compulsary?
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writes nightjar wrote: Meters have always been replaced as their calibration periods expire. It has always been inevitable that it would reach the point where only smart meters were available. However, at present, you can still have the smart function disabled. I guess the way they will go is to introduce tariffs which require a smart meter, and will be the cheapest overall. Chris They already have. -- bert |
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Smart meters to be compulsary?
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writes Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...omeowners-refu se-install-smart-meter-face-huge-hike-energy-bills.html#newcomment You know it's coming.* Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60.* As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40. Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value.* Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it.* My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'.* And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier.* Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. So the power suppliers are pushing it out of the goodness of their heart? Nope. They are pushing it because they have been told to do so by EU directive in the stupid belief that it will reduce demand. The reality is it does so for about 1 month when customers get bored with checking it and the annual saving becomes about £11. -- bert |
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On 05/11/2019 19:57, bert wrote:
In article , FMurtz writes Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Rod Speed wrote: "FMurtz" wrote in message ... Dan S. MacAbre wrote: Michael Chare wrote: On 31/10/2019 12:10, Dan S. MacAbre wrote: harry wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...omeowners-refu se-install-smart-meter-face-huge-hike-energy-bills.html#newcomment You know it's coming. Before we had a water meter, our monthly bill was £60. As soon as one was fitted, it dropped to £40. Hard not to believe that we were simply being penalised. My water bill reduced when I had a meter fitted, but that was because the previous bill was based on the rateable value. Smart meters will make it very easy for suppliers to raise the price when I want to cook the dinner in the evening. Well, I'm going to wait as long as I can get away with it. My mum and dad had a smart meter fitted last year, and were without power for a day, because 'something got broke'. And they /still/ have to read it themselves, because they changed supplier. Plus, I would have to take a day off work. The end result of smart meters is to make more money. Save on the cost of reading the meter, actually. And to make a time of use tariff possible to OFFER. And the end result will be more money Not necessarily. So the power suppliers are pushing it out of the goodness of their heart? Nope. They are pushing it because they have been told to do so by EU directive in the stupid belief that it will reduce demand. The reality is it does so for about 1 month when customers get bored with checking it and the annual saving becomes about £11. My worry with Smart is, it's remotely switchable; remotely hackable and, an internet complaints line on a PC that isn't battery operated. You can be without electric for many reasons, from burglars to a disagreement between you and energy supplier/reseller staff at the other end of a phone. Of course, they are not entitled to switch you off in such a way but, accidents do happen and, can take a long time to resolve. Your arguments are going to be tentative. But, I do look forward to joining the on-line masses that gather to bargain a price. ....Ray. |
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On 20/11/2019 21:00, RayL12 wrote:
On 05/11/2019 19:57, bert wrote: Nope. They are pushing it because they have been told to do so by EU directive in the stupid belief that it will reduce demand. The reality is it does so for about 1 month when customers get bored with checking it and the annual saving becomes about £11. *My worry with Smart is, it's remotely switchable; remotely hackable and, an internet complaints line on a PC that isn't battery operated. *You can be without electric for many reasons, from burglars to a disagreement between you and energy supplier/reseller staff at the other end of a phone. Of course, they are not entitled to switch you off in such a way but, accidents do happen and, can take a long time to resolve. Your arguments are going to be tentative. There's also the way they could (in future versions) bump up the unit cost just while you want to cook your dinner, probably without adequate notice. *But, I do look forward to joining the on-line masses that gather to bargain a price. Do what? -- Max Demian |
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On 20/11/2019 22:31, Max Demian wrote:
On 20/11/2019 21:00, RayL12 wrote: On 05/11/2019 19:57, bert wrote: Nope. They are pushing it because they have been told to do so by EU directive in the stupid belief that it will reduce demand. The reality is it does so for about 1 month when customers get bored with checking it and the annual saving becomes about £11. My worry with Smart is, it's remotely switchable; remotely hackable and, an internet complaints line on a PC that isn't battery operated. You can be without electric for many reasons, from burglars to a disagreement between you and energy supplier/reseller staff at the other end of a phone. Of course, they are not entitled to switch you off in such a way but, accidents do happen and, can take a long time to resolve. Your arguments are going to be tentative. There's also the way they could (in future versions) bump up the unit cost just while you want to cook your dinner, probably without adequate notice. But, I do look forward to joining the on-line masses that gather to bargain a price. Do what? People join together on line in their thousands and promise a supplier they will transfer their custom at an agreed price fixed over a given period on a given date. I have seen such. ....Ray. |
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"Max Demian" wrote in message ... On 20/11/2019 21:00, RayL12 wrote: On 05/11/2019 19:57, bert wrote: Nope. They are pushing it because they have been told to do so by EU directive in the stupid belief that it will reduce demand. The reality is it does so for about 1 month when customers get bored with checking it and the annual saving becomes about £11. My worry with Smart is, it's remotely switchable; remotely hackable and, an internet complaints line on a PC that isn't battery operated. You can be without electric for many reasons, from burglars to a disagreement between you and energy supplier/reseller staff at the other end of a phone. Of course, they are not entitled to switch you off in such a way but, accidents do happen and, can take a long time to resolve. Your arguments are going to be tentative. There's also the way they could (in future versions) bump up the unit cost just while you want to cook your dinner, probably without adequate notice. You don’t have to sign up for a time of use tariff. But, I do look forward to joining the on-line masses that gather to bargain a price. Do what? |
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Lonely Auto-contradicting Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert!
On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:50:07 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: There's also the way they could (in future versions) bump up the unit cost just while you want to cook your dinner, probably without adequate notice. You don¢t have to sign up for a time of use tariff. g In auto-contradicting mode again, you abnormal nym-shifting senile troll? -- Kerr-Mudd,John addressing senile Rot: "Auto-contradictor Rod is back! (in the KF)" MID: |
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On 21/11/2019 02:12, RayL12 wrote:
On 20/11/2019 22:31, Max Demian wrote: On 20/11/2019 21:00, RayL12 wrote: On 05/11/2019 19:57, bert wrote: Nope. They are pushing it because they have been told to do so by EU directive in the stupid belief that it will reduce demand. The reality is it does so for about 1 month when customers get bored with checking it and the annual saving becomes about £11. * My worry with Smart is, it's remotely switchable; remotely hackable and, an internet complaints line on a PC that isn't battery operated. * You can be without electric for many reasons, from burglars to a disagreement between you and energy supplier/reseller staff at the other end of a phone. Of course, they are not entitled to switch you off in such a way but, accidents do happen and, can take a long time to resolve. Your arguments are going to be tentative. There's also the way they could (in future versions) bump up the unit cost just while you want to cook your dinner, probably without adequate notice. * But, I do look forward to joining the on-line masses that gather to bargain a price. Do what? *People join together on line in their thousands and promise a supplier they will transfer their custom at an agreed price fixed over a given period on a given date. I have seen such. ...Ray. Many years ago there was an experimental system where the houses on a new estate were connected and the computer negotiated a new price and switched supplier every 15 minutes or so. Now that would be very useful - so not surprising that we're actually getting the exact opposite SteveW |
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