MSE News: British Gas to trial 'free electricity on Saturdays' scheme

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yes daveyjp, some will overload cables. when people bypass the electric and gas meters there is no brighter and warmer houses than when they are getting it free. Thats when the overloaded electric wires begin starting fires. I could envisage people running extension cables to neighbours houses for free heat. there must be some sort of "fair useage " cap to avoid that sort of thing
SG27 , that is one of the main reasons for giving a Saturday free, to move from the high price and high demand times 4 pm to 7 pm where the cost of production is a lot more. They want you to do the heavy use electrical items on that day

Haarlem

The driver for "Smart Meters" is to move to "Time of Day Tariffs".
Any benefits to customers monitoring costs is secondary.

The industry is working towards around six periods during the day when rates will vary, plus special offers at the weekend depending on the time of year.

And we are being told tariffs are to be simplified!!!!!!!!!!!!

jk0

I won't be getting a smart meter due to health risks. Google Stopsmartmeters.org.uk for details

lstar337

jk0 wrote: »

I won't be getting a smart meter due to health risks. Google Stopsmartmeters.org.uk for details

Nah, I don't have time to waste.

rogerblack

jk0 wrote: »

I won't be getting a smart meter due to health risks. Google Stopsmartmeters.org.uk for details

These risks are basically completely made up by those who at best don't understand the evidence.
If you take the position that smart meters are harmful, you must also rationally not have any wifi, bluetooth or mobile phones in your property.

DragonQ

jk0 wrote: »

I won't be getting a smart meter due to health risks. Google Stopsmartmeters.org.uk for details

Don't believe everything you read. :rotfl:

Of course they'd love to charge for peak and off-peak usage but health risks? Show me some peer reviewed studies.

50Twuncle

OK - I intend to use the free electricity to pump millions of gallons of water up to a huge reservoir and release it gradually over the week to generate electricity !!

lstar337

50Twuncle wrote: »

OK - I intend to use the free electricity to pump millions of gallons of water up to a huge reservoir and release it gradually over the week to generate electricity !!

Where is your resevoir?

GMbabies

I reckon the Smart meter deal is great for hi-tech burglars. If they hack into the system and observe your normal usuage then they know when you go on a holiday or when you are not in for example.

lstar337

GMbabies wrote: »

I reckon the Smart meter deal is great for hi-tech burglars. If they hack into the system and observe your normal usuage then they know when you go on a holiday or when you are not in for example.

They could just sit outside and wait for you to leave, to know you are not in.

No hacking required.