"We need to upgrade your electricity and gas meters to our new self- reading smart meters. Why are we changing your meters? We need to install smart meters into all of our customers' homes as part of a government led nationwide upgrade programme. The good news is they have great benefits for you: ?No need to provide meter readings, they're sent to us automatically ?No more estimated bills1 ?See how much energy you're using and what it's costing you, with a helpful in-home display. "
However I can ring up and tell them that I don't want one. :-)
I wonder how many neighbours will go onto smart metering?
Having had the knee jerk "No Way!!!" response, I am wondering if there is a major down side if the meter is SMETS 2 compatible.
Do all power companies support SMETS 2 meters and use them if you switch suppliers?
The only minor benefit I can see at the moment is monitoring of gas usage as I already have a free clamp on meter from EON for the electricity.
Cheers
Dave R