Smart meters

Typical!!!

 

I had phone call from my Energy Company who wanted to book an appointment to fit a Smart Meter to my House a couple of months ago. I explained that I didn't want a Smart Meter fitted and they very politely asked why. After I'd given them my reasons they said that they would take note and make sure I wasn't approached again about the matter.

 

@Peter K I don't have a smart meter, (nor a smart phone or a smart anything apart from the cat from down the road who is smart enough to smell when I'm cooking and begs for some food at the back door) and haven't seen a meter reader for at least three years. I don't get estimated readings as I send them the readings every three months.

They did try to tell me that, by law, I must allow them to read the meter at least once every two years. I agreed with them and told them the reader could make an appointment to come and read the meter. then they said they could only tell which day he can come and it will be between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on that day. My response was a simple "I'll allow him a one hour slot in my day". They told me it wasn't possible and I said that if I can make an exact appointment to see my optician, chiropodist, chiropractor, doctor, dentist, lawyer and hairdresser then they must be able to be inaccurate enough to be able to vary an exact time by one hour, which would allow for the vagaries of traffic.

They responded by still giving me a one day slot and I replied by setting the hour that I would be there. He didn't turn up during that hour and I wasn't there when he turned up! After three, failed, attempts they threatened me with saying that by law I must allow them entry to read the meter or they will take action. To which I replied saying that I have allowed them sufficient opportunity to do so and it appears that they are now making 'demands with menaces' which is likely to be viewed as against the law. We have compromised at me giving them the readings online.

They're not allowed to do that

With your

If you read back through the posts by Canadian Lori you will see that they can change the tariff rates to fit the peak times in your area (unlikely, but it happens in Canada).

There's also the worry that they can control your individual supply (don't know if it's true) by remotely cutting power to smart meters if there's to much of a high peak demand. I don't expect that to happen either. I don't think we're living in a Dystopian world yet!

 

Well I wouldn't want to be attacked by my smart meter.. .

It's very easy to switch after having a smart meter installed. I just clicked a couple of buttons on the uswitch app

 

I think this reason is enough for me to turn them down, I wouldn't want anyone to know this let alone an unscrupulous company:

 

That would cost a lot more though, maybe I could turn everything off when I am really at home to recuperate the lost money, that would confuse them