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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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    Lol.


    I told my dad’s electric supplier that I am not prepared to faff about sending them a copy of the power of attorney I have to manage his finances so that they can speak to me about installing a smart meter and I don’t have control over the access to the plant room where it is, but having been told that they cannot discuss installing a smart meter for him without the copy of the power of attorney I explained that his meter is in a cluster of around seventeen meters in a plant room and I was told in a “”general discussion about the installation of smart meters” that wasn’t specifically about my dad’s meter, that the meters won’t work when they are all clustered together.


    I am glad I didn’t get involved sending them a copy of the power of attorney only to be told they cannot fit one anyway!


     Andy Betteridge
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    Lol.


    I told my dad’s electric supplier that I am not prepared to faff about sending them a copy of the power of attorney I have to manage his finances so that they can speak to me about installing a smart meter and I don’t have control over the access to the plant room where it is, but having been told that they cannot discuss installing a smart meter for him without the copy of the power of attorney I explained that his meter is in a cluster of around seventeen meters in a plant room and I was told in a “”general discussion about the installation of smart meters” that wasn’t specifically about my dad’s meter, that the meters won’t work when they are all clustered together.


    I am glad I didn’t get involved sending them a copy of the power of attorney only to be told they cannot fit one anyway!


     Andy Betteridge
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