Smart Meter

Posted on 11/02/2022 08:36 by cyberyacht

I also ignore request to swap to a 'smart' meter. As others have said reading your own meter and submitting the figures takes but a moment. Smart meters do not 'reduce your bills'. Reducing your usage does. It is not, as they say, rocket science. I try to encourage OH to utilise the solar panels to advantage and turn the lights off!

Posted on 11/02/2022 11:03 by Cornersteady

Yes and that's a good point, most household lights are low wattage, even my outside lights are under 15W, and trying to base how much a neighbour's electricity bill is just by how many lights are on is not going to give anything meaningful.

Once at work, a few years ago now, I worked out that if I had all my lights on at the same time it would cost less than 14p an hour. 

Posted on 11/02/2022 11:38 by JVB66

You seem to be interested as you have quoted a scenario of your own

Posted on 11/02/2022 12:02 by Burgundy

60 watt equivalent LEDs are only 6 watt

Posted on 11/02/2022 12:05 by hostahousey

Does the Gas Meter need a separated Smart Meter. If so do you have two indicators monitoring gas and electric mounted inside your house. 

Posted on 11/02/2022 11:30 by Cornersteady

Not odd at all. I did say at work SB, it was in a maths class and it was about working out Kw hours and bills. To make it more relevant (always a good idea) I had a worksheet prepared where they listed the number of lights in their house (and where they were), their wattage if known, or used an 'average' figure and then worked out from there their total wattage, made it into Kw, and then the total cost for one hour based on the cost at the time. We also then used the VAT rate as well. I did it for myself as an example.

We then went on to details of kitchen appliances, something like a washing machine, tumble dryers... and do the same thing. I recall some kid did the same with his dad's welding equipment.

Posted on 11/02/2022 09:25 by SeasideBill

Not confused, I know what I’ve got. Simply opening up the options for the OP in case a half-way house might suit better.

Posted on 11/02/2022 12:44

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SB, what you have is a home energy monitoring system not a smart meter. what you have connects to the energy source(cable). I’ve seen them online for sale-

 

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Posted on 11/02/2022 11:30 by Cornersteady

Not odd at all. I did say at work SB, it was in a maths class and it was about working out Kw hours and bills. To make it more relevant (always a good idea) I had a worksheet prepared where they listed the number of lights in their house (and where they were), their wattage if known, or used an 'average' figure and then worked out from there their total wattage, made it into Kw, and then the total cost for one hour based on the cost at the time. We also then used the VAT rate as well. I did it for myself as an example.

We then went on to details of kitchen appliances, something like a washing machine, tumble dryers... and do the same thing. I recall some kid did the same with his dad's welding equipment.

Posted on 11/02/2022 12:05 by Cornersteady

right, sorry where have I quoted this about some other house as you have done - twice?

Start a new thread as I suggested.