swalec smart meters

[BLUETIT]

Let's clear something up. There are only two reasons why companies are installing smart meters.
1. They don't have to employ all those costly meter-readers.
2. They can, at some point, introduce HIGHER charge rates for different times of the day.

FYP !

[IanD]

Let's clear something up. There are only two reasons why companies are installing smart meters.
1. They don't have to employ all those costly meter-readers.
2. They can, at some point, introduce different charge rates for different times of the day.

Got it in two. There are companies that already offer tariffs based on hourly demand and this will become the norm. Hence doing the ironing at 3.00am as you can bet peak point prices will rise creating higher Bill's for the many. I'm thinking linking a Tesla battery to off peak charging and running the house off stored cheap electric during the day, leaving out the solar panels bit. Last time I looked, the software to enable this wasnt available in UK. And the cost of installation is excessive.