Smart meters - what is the purpose?

[Barcon]

Cunts.

 

[HellYeah]

Because they won’t save you a fucking penny.

Whereas changing your bulbs, lowering the temp, turning lights out when not in the room might.

All things that have fuck all to do with a smart meter.

Not sure your point there to be honest. I clearly wondered where the con is.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Being told installing one will save money.

It won’t.

That’s how they were marketed.

 

[Scottyboi]

Bring back the spinning wheel that a cheeky photo negative stops for 2 months of your quarter haha.

 

[Dr.Faustus]

They exist so utility companies can gather data about you, which they can then sell on as an additional source of income.

Bingo.

 

[bluethrunthru]

cost to install @ £100 per household - saving per household £11pa - hmmmmm whats the incentive to get us all on them by 2020 then? Intelligence gathering............?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44903471

 

[bluethrunthru]

another con on the tax payer and the end user and a failure of a national roll out - an awful lot of those already installed don't work anyway.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49721436

 

[denislawsbackheel]

To coin an older govt tag line

“Just Say No.”

 

[Fred_Quimby]

To coin an older govt tag line

“Just Say No.”

You can but you are still paying for it in increased energy charges.

 

[grunge]

they certainly can help users cut down but it takes effort on there part. my inlaws saved £100's a year as they didn't realise how much there emersion heater used.

my main benefit is never having to give meter readings again and can pay month by month of what is actually used not what is estimated.