Utilita smart meters costing a fortune?

[Hahadumball]

had a smart meter fitted recently, 3 bedroom house..

so far ive put £115 on the gas + electric combined in 3 days under 4 weeks, all that is on 24/7 is the fridge freezer, i spend most of the day not at home for 4 days a week and the past 4 days ive not been back at all, when i am home i usually say in 1 room with the tv on, all bulbs in the house are led.

heating has been on a handful of times in the month and combi boiler i shower daily but only turn the hot water on for 15 minutes which is enough to shower.


Does this seem right?
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I have a very small place, I pay all electric, 75 a month, with Xbox constantly on, heating on regulating the house at 23 degrees, fridge/freezer always on and TV from 4pm to about midnight, maybe even 2 TVs...

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[Rogerborg]

The roll out of "smart" meters has been a bloody disaster. You're lucky your place hasn't burned down, and you haven't been handed a bill for thousands because they monged up the before/after readings.

Get in there with a bawww early doors, before Wintron really hits.
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[Polarbear]

My house (3 bed bungalow) with 3 people living in. Central heating set by wifie at 20C , daughter living in bathroom , garage light on all the time is working out at £8 per week gas and £15 per week electric.

So 4 weeks would be £84.
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[Itchy]

I remember a massive fuss about them a few months ago. LEDs apparently cause funny waves and therefore can cause mis-readings
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[M.C]

Are smart meters mandatory? They seem to benefit energy companies rather than consumers. Think about all the meter readers you'll be putting out of a job

[angryjonny]

Smart meters. Because we all need our meters reading once an hour*



* - we will, of course, once electricity companies introduce demand-based pricing. First as a "cost-saving" measure. Then as a matter of course.

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[colink98]

i recently moved and changed our supplier to Bulb.
When i asked about smart meters they said they are refusing to get involved with the generation 1 meters as they didn't feel they where fair.
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[chris-red]

I pay £70 a month gas and electric in a 5 bed


I got it down from £110 by insulating, fixing holes/gaps/drafts and getting a Smart thermostat. I have a Tado and it is fucking great. Our gas from Jan-March went down from £155 to £55 after doing that.
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[chris-red]

Also having modern appliances really helps too, over the last decade or so the amount of power appliances use has drastically fallen. Especially in 'sleep mode' I think the EU limit now is 0.5 watts. I had old stuff that was drawing 30!

We don't have a tumbler and in the colder months dry clothes with a dehumidifier. We got a new one as the old one was loud and used 1.8kw on full chat. The new one used ~600w, is silent and is at least twice as quick at drying clothes.

I got proper geeky with it and have a plug that measures draw to test stuff.
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[ScaredyCat]

My 4 bed house was built in 1605 from cowshit and sticks. Insulation is almost non-existent, no double glazing either. I'm paying ~£60 for electricity and ~£50 in heating oil each month. If the place you live in is even remotely modern then there's something very wrong.
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[chris-red]

Why the hate on them? I means I no longer need to give meter readings. I'm OK with that.
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[Ben90]

There are smart meters fitted in the flat I rent. I still submit the readings manually every month - why?

Because I live in a village and the meters are in a cupboard right in the centre of the building on the ground floor, so they get no signal
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