Apart from seemingly not really understanding VA and power factor, I think what he's really trying to say is that the smart meter is enforcing the limit at something like 39.1A (which more closely matches the agreed limit) rather than the 45A the old circuit breaker supposedly tripped at - i.e. he's lost a bit of unofficial leeway.
One interesting comment was that French smart meters use power line communications rather than radio.
Apart from seemingly not really understanding VA and power factor, I think what he's really trying to say is that the smart meter is enforcing the limit at something like 39.1A (which more closely matches the agreed limit) rather than the 45A the old circuit breaker supposedly tripped at - i.e. he's lost a bit of unofficial leeway.
One interesting comment was that French smart meters use power line communications rather than radio.
