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Smart Meter Advert.

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On page 16 of The Times today an advert features that school girl eco-warrior whose name escapes me. The advert says I WANT TO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. I WANT A SMART METER. It says "Smart meters can't solve climate change on their own. But with the smarter, more efficient energy grid they help to create, they're a start". There is a circular logo which says "The campaign for a smarter Britain". I thought that I was reading Private Eye.


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    Chris Pearson:

    At the moment, they seem to be a complete waste of time; but when we get the smart grid, they will help us to choose the cheapest time to use our appliances. ?



    In other words we will be restricted to certain times of the day or be charged a fortune and if that doesn't work to maintain the grid someone somewhere will be switched off.

    It is not quite the brave new world I was promised in the 1960s when a supposed "Mrs 1970" (it sounded so futuristic) would have every electrical gadget she wanted, working when she wanted it.

     



    Back in the 1970’s we were told that electric usage would not be recorded by a meter we were told to expect to pay a connection fee then be able to use as much as we wanted to, just like a water supply that is not metered, because there would be a surplus of electric from nuclear plants.


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    Chris Pearson:

    At the moment, they seem to be a complete waste of time; but when we get the smart grid, they will help us to choose the cheapest time to use our appliances. ?



    In other words we will be restricted to certain times of the day or be charged a fortune and if that doesn't work to maintain the grid someone somewhere will be switched off.

    It is not quite the brave new world I was promised in the 1960s when a supposed "Mrs 1970" (it sounded so futuristic) would have every electrical gadget she wanted, working when she wanted it.

     



    Back in the 1970’s we were told that electric usage would not be recorded by a meter we were told to expect to pay a connection fee then be able to use as much as we wanted to, just like a water supply that is not metered, because there would be a surplus of electric from nuclear plants.


    Andy B.
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