Watchdog and Smart meters

[telectrix]

Who benefits from a smart meter?

the smart leecy suppliers, of course. or do they. m=i=l just had a statement. overpaid by £360 on monthly DD. BG reduced payments by £6 / month. so we rang up and after a lot of argument, managed to get them to send a £350 repayment. better in her bank than BG's.

 

[Squid]

The data from smart meters can be used for there purposes, stuff like this benefits the ones keeping an eye on you and where your money is.

Gets tin foil and makes hat.........

 

[telectrix]

orwell's 1984 comes to mind.

 

[Spoon]

Who benefits from a smart meter?

The suppliers....
They get to make all the meter reading people redundant. Pocket the money and pass bugger all onto the consumer...

 

[Squid]

The suppliers....
They get to make all the meter reading people redundant. Pocket the money and pass bugger all onto the consumer...

Also can track your usage, HMRC can cross check the Electoral Register/Council Tax list to see if you are renting out rooms or running a business from home such as a cannabis farm.

 

[Andy78]

The data from smart meters can be used for there purposes, stuff like this benefits the ones keeping an eye on you and where your money is.

Gets tin foil and makes hat.........

And also gives them the ability to disconnect you without gaining access to your property I have heard.

 

[Spoon]

And also gives them the ability to disconnect you without gaining access to your property I have heard.

Reply from SmartEnergyGB Enquiries when I asked about remotely switching off the supply. Sent them a few questions beginning of last year.

With respect to remotely switching off energy supplies, please be assured that consumers are protected by exactly the same strict regulations that currently protect them against an energy supplier switching off or disconnecting their gas or electricity supplies. This protection remains as strong with smart meters, as it was with traditional meters.

 

[Spoon]

This is also a bit of what I got from the Department of Energy & Climate Change.


Consumers will have control over who has access to their data, apart from where this is required for billing and other regulated duties. As part of the data access and privacy framework, suppliers will be allowed to access monthly data for billing purposes. Customers may opt out from allowing suppliers to access daily data, or opt in to allow suppliers to access half-hourly data. Suppliers will be required to explain clearly to their customers which data is being used, for which purposes, and what choices the consumer has about this. Thus, if a consumer has opted in to giving the supplier access to half hourly data, then the supplier will be allowed to collect information covering half hourly periods.

Energy UK has published a Data Guide which explains which data will be accessed from the smart meter, for which purposes, and what choices customers

 

[Specialist]

Who benefits from a smart meter?

The Utility companies.

 

[telectrix]

i see a sudden glut of phone calls... " hello, this is XXXX co. calling. we can see you're spending YYY /month for leccy. we can save you ££££££s on your bills. switch here to save.".

 

[Squid]

The Utility companies.

Smart reply........