Reading the electric meter

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Eleven said:

dickymint said:

Eleven said:

Dogwatch said:

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I'm with First Utility and get a reminder each month to submit both leccy and gas readings. Luckily the meters are modern (not smart thank goodness) and have digits rather than dials but it's still a PITA.

Why is smart bad?

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-12/21/smart-meters

Thanks. We have a number of properties with meters in the cellar, so they don't get read sometimes. We'd intended to look at smart meters later this year.

Smart seemed to be a way of avoiding estimated bills, which cause a lot of administrative grief - especially when the energy company wants to increase DD payments on the strength of a clearly loopy estimate.

That page doesnt say smart meters are bad, just that they are expensive. The page agrees they can save money, and agree they can save admin costs when reading the bills. All they question is is it worth the £11bn to intall them. Certainly not an argument not to get one on an individual basis.

[dickymint]

Condi said:

Eleven said:

dickymint said:

Eleven said:

Dogwatch said:

65794

I'm with First Utility and get a reminder each month to submit both leccy and gas readings. Luckily the meters are modern (not smart thank goodness) and have digits rather than dials but it's still a PITA.

Why is smart bad?

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-12/21/smart-meters

Thanks. We have a number of properties with meters in the cellar, so they don't get read sometimes. We'd intended to look at smart meters later this year.

Smart seemed to be a way of avoiding estimated bills, which cause a lot of administrative grief - especially when the energy company wants to increase DD payments on the strength of a clearly loopy estimate.

That page doesnt say smart meters are bad, just that they are expensive. The page agrees they can save money, and agree they can save admin costs when reading the bills. All they question is is it worth the £11bn to intall them. Certainly not an argument not to get one on an individual basis.

That was just a quick Google for Eleven. Try searching for the alleged health risks. Personally being a so called man made global warming "denier" I have other reasons for point blank refusing to have one in my house. The main reason being the blatant intrusion on my privacy and the ability for these snoopers to access my energy usage habits - couple this to the ability to change my tariff at will any time of day.

It's a small step towards cutting off or rationing your energy usage.

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dickymint said:

That was just a quick Google for Eleven. Try searching for the alleged health risks. Personally being a so called man made global warming "denier" I have other reasons for point blank refusing to have one in my house. The main reason being the blatant intrusion on my privacy and the ability for these snoopers to access my energy usage habits - couple this to the ability to change my tariff at will any time of day.

It's a small step towards cutting off or rationing your energy usage.

Really? What a load of st. You're phone is tracked everywhere it goes, and that data is fed back to google. You pass god knows how many ANPR cameras when travelling on the motorways or into cities. Your internet usage is monitored, and the government can even access your emails and texts. There are however many hundreds of thousands of CCTV cameras in our shops and streets. And you're worried about someone knowing how much electric you use (which you then have to give them anyway at the end of the quater). Sorry, Im all for privacy laws, but there are so many bigger issues than a smart meter which doesnt tell them anything new anyway.

[dickymint]

Condi said:

dickymint said:

That was just a quick Google for Eleven. Try searching for the alleged health risks. Personally being a so called man made global warming "denier" I have other reasons for point blank refusing to have one in my house. The main reason being the blatant intrusion on my privacy and the ability for these snoopers to access my energy usage habits - couple this to the ability to change my tariff at will any time of day.

It's a small step towards cutting off or rationing your energy usage.

Really? What a load of st. You're phone is tracked everywhere it goes, and that data is fed back to google. You pass god knows how many ANPR cameras when travelling on the motorways or into cities. Your internet usage is monitored, and the government can even access your emails and texts. There are however many hundreds of thousands of CCTV cameras in our shops and streets. And you're worried about someone knowing how much electric you use (which you then have to give them anyway at the end of the quater). Sorry, Im all for privacy laws, but there are so many bigger issues than a smart meter which doesnt tell them anything new anyway.

Crack on, nobody is stopping you getting one. Strange to me, that of all the things you have mentioned, that a Smart meter is the only one that you have to expressly sign an agreement allowing them to use your data (no opt out either) - I wonder what's in the small print and coming round the corner?

Your choice - I've made mine

[sjj84]

My meter is the same as that, house was built in 1993. Was told by my utility company that they change them after 25 years.

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sjj84 said:

My meter is the same as that, house was built in 1993. Was told by my utility company that they change them after 25 years.

I suspect thats been there since 1970. The gas meter is equally antique.