Smart Meters?

[Sue]

Originally Posted by tmwalsh

I'm not a conspiracy theorist

Hinkley Point C while delivered late (as always) will supply electricity to 6m homes. Wind blows all day somewhere (especially off coast). Battery technology is improving greatly which will mean more range on a car charge. Technology/Science nearly always finds a way.

Why would we want to be using fossil fuels in this day and age. Please don't say China, India etc are doing it so why can't we.

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In order to charge electric cars 7kw is generally needed, this would blow nearly every sub station in the country if even a few cars on the same grid are charging at the same time.
As for wind blowing somewhere all day, why do we have to fire up coal powered stations when it doesn’t?
As for battery technology - DH has been in the car battery business for more than 30 years. Where do you think all the raw materials needed come from?

I can’t go on as this is second hand to me from DH who isn’t here right now.
Enough to say, laugh at me all you like, I have thick skin which it bounces off.
I and DH genuinely fear for the next generation who will not be able to live the lives we have

Anyway back to the OP - don’t have one, won’t have one

[Pino_Spetzberg]

Originally Posted by 7SeasSailor

How can this destruction of the English language be used to refer to a second hand car? If its pre-owned then its brand new.

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Yes, pre-owned is a kicker.
I suppose the pre is an abbreviation for previously in their minds.
One of my neighbours has suffered terrible problems since being mugged into a Smart Meter.
Even the day they came to fit it, the 'engineer' left her with no electric, no gas, and no phone.
He also deleted all her timer settings for heating and hot water.
What was even worse was trying to contact them to get him back.
Took three days to speak to anyone, and they refused to send anyone out. Tough - your problem. Shocking.

Then the billing problems !

I actually dread bumping into her as I know her topic of conversation will likely be Tales Of Smart Meter Woe.

[TigerMom]

Nope, definitely not. The government doesn't need to know what I an using my electricity for was long as I pay for it.

[Sue]

Originally Posted by tmwalsh

Is it 2026 when this will come online?

So what if they had to fire it up? Is it permanently online. Time moves on, things develop. Its bloody windy in the middle of the north sea most of the time. Battery storage etc etc etc.

We don't live in a world where nothing changes. Luddard springs to mind.

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I think you mean Luddite?
I’ve been called worse

[Wazza]

Originally Posted by TigerMom

Nope, definitely not. The government doesn't need to know what I an using my electricity for was long as I pay for it.

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I doubt the government cares

[tmwalsh]

Originally Posted by Sue

In order to charge electric cars 7kw is generally needed, this would blow nearly every sub station in the country if even a few cars on the same grid are charging at the same time.
As for wind blowing somewhere all day, why do we have to fire up coal powered stations when it doesn’t?
As for battery technology - DH has been in the car battery business for more than 30 years. Where do you think all the raw materials needed come from?

I can’t go on as this is second hand to me from DH who isn’t here right now.
Enough to say, laugh at me all you like, I have thick skin which it bounces off.
I and DH genuinely fear for the next generation who will not be able to live the lives we have

Anyway back to the OP - don’t have one, won’t have one

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Yes they can't live the same life. Yet what is your solution? Get a diesel generator and fire up a coal power station. Do you not see an irony there.

Either way legal commitments to climate change and what not.

And to the op. Why wouldn't.you have a smart meter? What's the big deall.

[Mazbar]

When my meter stops working properly I will change, but until then I see no reason to have a new item made and installed using raw materials and energy. Then the old one either recycled using more energy or worse still ending up in landfill.

[caj]

Originally Posted by 7SeasSailor

Its all smoke and mirrors. When I get up in the morning I put on the kettle and the toaster. If I also switch on the washing machine and the tv and the fridge and the freezer kick in at the same time the meter shows that I'm using too much power. Yet if each one is used separately through the day my usage is good. They have found a sales technique based on hype. It annoys me as much as the rubbish about pre-owned cars. How can this destruction of the English language be used to refer to a second hand car? If its pre-owned then its brand new.

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Isn't it that the energy companies want to spread the load throughout the day? They don't like the major TV shows as we all put the kettle on after!

[caj]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Imagine your worst ever nightmare. Then magnify it 1000's of times!

This would be a good starter for ten as a read - Legacy Ponds

The Legacy Ponds and Silos (LP&S) at Sellafield represent some of the most complex and difficult decommissioning challenges in the world, and they remain the highest risk in the NDA estate.

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I read the .gov.uk report and it says things are being dealt with. Not sure why it's my worst nightmare yet?

[TigerMom]

Originally Posted by Wazza

I doubt the government cares

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One of the reasons they want us all to move to smart meters is so they can see what we are using the electricity for so they can start taxing electricity used to charge cars. They can't do that with the meters we have now.