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Smart meter rollout problems and delays...

AJJewsbury
Since zoomup doesn't seem to be around, I'll do the honours....


It appears that there are still some significant problems with the supplier-independent network that SMETS 2 meters need to communicate - especially in the "North" where it seems that some special radio system is being used rather than piggybacking on the mobile system. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49680943


Then a day or two later the government announces a delay on the smart meter rollout programme: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49721436


Does anyone know where the boundary between the "north" and "south" networks is?


Why is the UK so bad at implementing projects (starting with coming up with & approving a design that couldn't cope with people changing suppliers)?


Looks like I'm going to have to wait even longer for my immersion controller that cuts in automatically when electricity is cheaper than gas.


   - Andy.
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    My Scottish Power smart meter and reader displays different tariffs to both the mobile phone app and the actual bill, even when adjusted for VAT.


    The actual bill is the lowest of the three tariffs they tell me I am paying, so I have not chased it up. Presumably the meter may be still displaying the tariff from the day it was fitted, heaven only knows where the mobile phone app got the tariffs it’s displays from.


    I retrieved the email confirming the tariffs I should be on and reconciled it against the actual bill and Scottish Power have charged ninety eight pence more than I think I should have paid, which I assume is down to the ha’pennies and farthings charged as tenths of a penny, which is millions of pounds from all their customers.


    If I change suppliers the meter will revert to being dumb.


    So all in all I rate the Scottish Power smart meter on the scale around the point where chocolate teapots are entered.


    Andy Betteridge
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    My Scottish Power smart meter and reader displays different tariffs to both the mobile phone app and the actual bill, even when adjusted for VAT.


    The actual bill is the lowest of the three tariffs they tell me I am paying, so I have not chased it up. Presumably the meter may be still displaying the tariff from the day it was fitted, heaven only knows where the mobile phone app got the tariffs it’s displays from.


    I retrieved the email confirming the tariffs I should be on and reconciled it against the actual bill and Scottish Power have charged ninety eight pence more than I think I should have paid, which I assume is down to the ha’pennies and farthings charged as tenths of a penny, which is millions of pounds from all their customers.


    If I change suppliers the meter will revert to being dumb.


    So all in all I rate the Scottish Power smart meter on the scale around the point where chocolate teapots are entered.


    Andy Betteridge
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