Not So Smart Meters
As most of us expected, the push to have consumers take on energy smart meters because we’re told it will help us with our usage, is just one big marketing con!
It seems that these things will be another form of Big Brother, and that we will be monitored/measured about our daily usage, and charged more for peak hour activity.
The clickbait focuses on net-zero bollocks, and that overall “the consumer will be better off”. But we know that’s utter and complete bollocks; it is more to do with the government’s lack of foresight about supplying this country with enough fuel supplies via fossil fuels and natural gas in its wet dream to be first to reach net zero by 2050!
So if you’re working from home, or unemployed, retired, in care, whatever, then you’re going to face higher bills for peak time activity. And if you have an electric car with domestic charger, you may also face higher charges because the definition of “peak times” hasn’t been officially defined. You would think this would be 6am to 10am and 3pm to 8pm, but even if it was to begin with suppliers could always shift the goal posts wider in order to grab more money out of you.
This doesn’t as yet affect people who only have old fashioned meters, but don’t be surprised of smart meters become mandatory and a condition whenever you sign up to a new contract!
We are fucked again thanks to a fucking idiotic government and its green thinking (or lack of)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/02/08/smart-meter-overhaul-open-gates-surge-pricing/
Nominated by Technocunt
With further musings by Mikdys:
Smart Meters – supporting the Net Zero bollox.
Net Zero UK is a world of pain with no gain. Even if achievable it won’t make a blind bit of difference to the planet but it will cause untold pain and misery for millions.
Smart Meters are a part of it all, increasing your costs or throttling your electricity supply at times of peak demand (because there won’t be enough to go around and, even if there were to be, the Electricity Grid couldn’t support charging 17 million electric cars!).
Thanks Boris and a special mention to your good lady – us plebs know our place ?
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-10494535/amp/Smart-meters-overhail-higher-peak-electricity-prices.html