Do we really need “smart” meters from energy companies? The BIG selling point is that they do away with estimated bills. But that’s not a problem for anyone with an internet connection. When the energy company needs meter readings, it sends an email and the customer provides the readings at the website. Simple.
And there’s the issue of the technology. Things used to be built to last; washing machines, cookers, gas boilers, even meters. But will a “smart” meter with easy-to-go-wrong electronics have a life measured in decades?
No, the only reason why companies want “smart” meters installed is so that they can change the tariff during the day and hold customers to ransom because successive governments have failed to ensure continuity of supplies, particularly for electricity, but also for gas storage.
Inevitably, for the customer, “smart” means swindle.
No comments:
Post a Comment