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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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    Following Legh's, post, I think a major problem is lack of joined up thinking relating to blocks of flats with meter rooms buried deep under stairs or in steel enclosures.

    It seems nonsensical to leave the responsibility for smart meter installation to individual tenants and the suppliers. The government should consider in a requirement that the DNO and the landlord set up at a minimum the communication infrastructure so that suppliers can plug the smart meter into them if and when a tenant requests a smart meter.
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    Following Legh's, post, I think a major problem is lack of joined up thinking relating to blocks of flats with meter rooms buried deep under stairs or in steel enclosures.

    It seems nonsensical to leave the responsibility for smart meter installation to individual tenants and the suppliers. The government should consider in a requirement that the DNO and the landlord set up at a minimum the communication infrastructure so that suppliers can plug the smart meter into them if and when a tenant requests a smart meter.
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