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Questions about Smart Meters

David James

One of our members has asked some questions about smart meters. If you can answer any of these questions, or shed some light on them, then please reply. The questions are:

  1. Both my electricity meter [in the hall] and gas meter [outside] are in metal cabinets. Is this going to interfere with any signal a smart meter generates and tries to send?
  2. While my electricity meter has an available source of power, the gas meter does not. Do they rely on being fed with power?
  3. I understand that if I do not want a smart meter and the supplier insists, I can require it to be in dumb mode. How can I check that this has been done?
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    3. You cannot be forced to have a "smart" meter.

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    Robin Lee said:
    You cannot be forced to have a "smart" meter.

    May be not, but they could put you on a more expensive tariff. Of course if a smart meter did come with a discount, I might well want one.

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    3. You cannot be forced to have a "smart" meter.

    I suspect that's only the case if you already have a serviceable traditional meter - any new meter will be a smart meter. Ask for a new supply and you'll get a new meter, and once your existing meter has reached its certification expiry date you'll need a new meter if you want to continue to have a supply.

       - Andy.

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    3. You cannot be forced to have a "smart" meter.

    I suspect that's only the case if you already have a serviceable traditional meter - any new meter will be a smart meter. Ask for a new supply and you'll get a new meter, and once your existing meter has reached its certification expiry date you'll need a new meter if you want to continue to have a supply.

       - Andy.

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