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smart meters: questions to ask?

DavidMartin
My electronics does not quite extend to domestic power systems so would appreciate advice: 


We have a 4kW PV installation (which works well), but I understand some smart meters are incompatible with PV installations.  Partly for that reason I have prevented installation, so far.

I also understand that smart meter standards are still settling and not all meters being installed are guaranteed to work for the forseeable future, through changes in suppliers, etc.

There also seem to be issues around safely and future maintenance of some smart meter systems.


So ... can the team suggest questions I should ask to reduce the risk of a 'bad' smart meter installation ?


Thanks.
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    I have a holiday home in Devon, recently acquired, and am having the devils own job in getting sensible agreement with the opening meter readings despite having date-stamped photographs.  There seems no chance of them sending a meter reader despite the readings they think are right are way above the readings now even with consumption since August added.


    Incidentally, the meter is an old moving disk analogue meter, I suspect that part of the problem might be that someone not familiar with reading these meters has made a mistake in the past.


    I would like to have a smart meter fitted, it would save me having to provide readings when I am not there, but I cannot because the account is suspended for "investigation", although this does not seem to involve actually reading the meters.  But before I have a smart meter fitted I would like to know the answers to similar questions asked above.


    Please can we have some sensible replies to the questions that the OP asked?

    David

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    I have a holiday home in Devon, recently acquired, and am having the devils own job in getting sensible agreement with the opening meter readings despite having date-stamped photographs.  There seems no chance of them sending a meter reader despite the readings they think are right are way above the readings now even with consumption since August added.


    Incidentally, the meter is an old moving disk analogue meter, I suspect that part of the problem might be that someone not familiar with reading these meters has made a mistake in the past.


    I would like to have a smart meter fitted, it would save me having to provide readings when I am not there, but I cannot because the account is suspended for "investigation", although this does not seem to involve actually reading the meters.  But before I have a smart meter fitted I would like to know the answers to similar questions asked above.


    Please can we have some sensible replies to the questions that the OP asked?

    David

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