New Smart Meter?

DavyJones61

I have a BG smart meter and am switching to Bulb so my meter will no longer be smart, it became dumb the last time I switched away from BG but I went back to them and it became smart again.


Will Bulb fit a new smart meter or will I have to start reading my meter again?

worried_jim

You will not get a new smart meter.

[Deleted User]

I m with Bulb , so far they have not let me know about fitting a new smart meter. If they do I expect them to be using the cheapest one on the market, which all small suppliers ( and even Eon )are using, which is the Secure Liberty meters with a small keypad.
When they eventually do start fitting them I would expect them to replace the excellent BG Landis and Gyr meters and downgrade you to their idea of a smart meter.
Of course you could refuse the new meter because the Tory government decided to mess up the installs of smart meters to allow occupants to refuse smart meters.

Thomas_Edison

There's been quite a bit of talk on their community about the 2nd gen roll out which they've actually started and you can see some members have had Landis & Gyr or EDMI Smets 2 meters installed.

https://community.bulb.co.uk/discussion/9027/update-we-ve-started-installing-smart-meters-in-our-members-homes#latest

AndyPK

They are implementing a new hub, that should read the old smart meters soon.

matelodave

AndyPK wrote: »

They are implementing a new hub, that should read the old smart meters soon.

If you read one of the other many threads on this subject you'll be aware that it will take up to the end of 2020 or beyond to enrol "legacy" smart meters into the DCC.

Some will never get there so don't give people false hop that they'll be up an running in the near future.

It's possible but highly improbable.

Those that are already working in a smart environment are likely to get switched earlier than those that aren't as it's much easier to communicate and update a meter that's not been abandoned.

Those that aren't smart at the moment will have to be reactivated before they can be upgraded and enrolled and some suppliers and meters will be more capable than others