plan to turn off car chargers

QrizB

Verdigris said:

Would the two restricted periods prevent you from charging from your solar panels at those times? I hope not.

Even if they did, I guess you could still "granny charge" via a 13A or 16A socket somewhere.

Verdigris

Good point. It probably wouldn't be an issue, for me, as I'm planning to have a large array of about 10kWp, so on a good day, the middle day period would be plenty to charge a not fully discharged battery.

Verdigris

Electrons are already negatively charged. You'll pay twice as much.

savers_united

Gerry1 said:

I've been pointing out the disadvantages of smart meters for ages but I'm always accused of scaremongering by people who prefer not to be aware of all the facts.

If the grid keeps 'borrowing' your EV to act as a reserve mini power station because they've skimped on building sufficient generating capacity and storage, don't expect to get the full lifetime from your EV's expensive battery.

Also don't be surprised if you end up stranded because your expected full charge was cut short because your smart meter said NO.

EV: No thank you !

Everyone is going to be forced onto a smart meter in due course. They will make the non smart tariffs so expensive and limited that a Smart meter will be needed to keep your bills at a reasonable level. 

Would not be surprised if the energy cap tariffs introduce mandatory smart meter install with so many people now on them.

niktheguru

Gerry1 said:

I've been pointing out the disadvantages of smart meters for ages but I'm always accused of scaremongering by people who prefer not to be aware of all the facts.

If the grid keeps 'borrowing' your EV to act as a reserve mini power station because they've skimped on building sufficient generating capacity and storage, don't expect to get the full lifetime from your EV's expensive battery.

Also don't be surprised if you end up stranded because your expected full charge was cut short because your smart meter said NO.

EV: No thank you !

As others have posted Gerry, this is more of the scaremongering. This article and legislation has nothing to do with smart meters. It is talking about the actual charge point and not your smart meter.

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Is the current one the last and final version of the smart meter?

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frodo21 said:

DeletedUser said:

Is the current one the last and final version of the smart meter?

The old meters work for a few decades, the smart meters need maintenance, at the very least install a new battery on the gas smart meter around every 10 years, give or take.

I'd be surprised if third generation smart meters wasn't rolled out within 10 years, with far greater monitoring capability.

I have a GWI G4 SMETS2 meter which has a battery specification of 15 years minimum life. I accept that there will be batteries that do not last this long. Rolling out updated hardware isn’t go to change the fact that batteries will need to be replaced. My money would be on the development of longer lasting batteries. 

Meter firmware is constantly being updated. My Kaifa MA120 electricity has had 3 firmware updates this year alone.

Usage monitoring has been available ever since SMETS1 meters were introduced.