The £11 billion project, introduced to meet EU green targets, is supposed to cut down energy consumption and reduce bills.
But official reports seen by The Mail on Sunday reveal that: trials show consumers with smart meters save far less energy than predicted; five countries considering such a plan have decided it would cost more money than it saves; the meters do not work in a third of British homes, including high-rise flats, basements and those in rural areas: hackers and cyber-terrorists could break into the system causing chaos in the national grid, or carry out large-scale fraud by fiddling bills.
Energy companies will begin the mass installation of smart meters next year at a cost of at least £200 per home, and have admitted the expense will be passed on to customers.
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And they're already doing it here!
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Delmarva Power installed "smart " meters several months ago and now I am plagued with burned out fluorescent lights and even burned out light ballasts. I have been told the bulbs shows signs of low voltage damage, but how can I prove anything?.
Different accent, same BS.
"WE will tell you when you can have power and at what costs!"
MD PSC just rubber stamped this crap and let the utilities charge extra. I'll pay the charge.
Here we go again!! Break out the tin foil hats!
Smart meters are useless just like their programable thermostats
have had one installed without my permission for about 10 months now ...haven't seen any problems ...my head has not exploded ..I still have most of my hair... and my bill has not changed much...no surge protector problems....no one wanted to get rid of the horse and buggy either
FTA, gonna need a lotta foil. Ain't nobody happy w/ the security except those pushing 'em, e.g.,
"Energy computer specialist Nick Hunn, who has advised the Government, said combining so many new and untried technologies at once was ‘risky and unprecedented’.
He added: ‘Systems like wi-fi, Bluetooth and 3G took ten years to have their problems fixed and become stable. The Department of Energy and Climate Change expects it to work perfectly on day one. It’s a recipe for disaster.’"
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Because your "smart" has yet to be activated. Supposed to begin July 1.not 10 mos. ago.
"trials show consumers with smart meters save far less energy than predicted; five countries considering such a plan have decided it would cost more money than it saves; the meters do not work in a third of British homes, including high-rise flats, basements and those in rural areas: hackers and cyber-terrorists could break into the system causing chaos in the national grid, or carry out large-scale fraud by fiddling bills."
horse & buggy vs car is way different from the utility COMMANDING use of something that has yet to be proven useful to anyone save for themselves.
Additionally , if you don't mind the utility telling you what appliances & lights you can use & when, I guess U R good to go. Happy entanglement.
sucker!
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