I'm spitting blood

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Hello OP

The suppliers have targes for fitting smart meters, others will correct if I'm wrong, but I believe the suppliers are fined if they fail to meet the targets set so currently most offers which are keenly priced or generous have the requirement for a smart meter so the suppliers can keep to targets and not pay the fines.

Of course once there are no more targets or everyone has a smart meter the incentives will slowly reduce, I'm not a fan of all this smart tech in general as it has the capacity to be used to the detriment of the majority but with energy supply the period for saving money by having one is now rather than later and they'll twist your arm one way the other in the end so you might as well have one.  

We have a smart meter, it doesn't work, would have saved a lot of money if it did.... 

matt_drummer

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

We have a smart meter, it doesn't work, would have saved a lot of money if it did.... 

In what way doesn't it work?

How does your energy use get recorded and billed if your meter doesn't work?

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

matt_drummer said:

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

We have a smart meter, it doesn't work, would have saved a lot of money if it did.... 

In what way doesn't it work?

How does your energy use get recorded and billed if your meter doesn't work?

Perhaps more accurately it doesn't connect to the smart network, no DCC coverage. 

matelodave

saucebox said:

Does any fellow E.ON Next customer  agree with me it's monstrously unfair that in order to qualify for their current offer to lower one's enrrgy bill by fifty percent you must have a smartmeter installed? For various trasons I adamantly refuse to have such a device but the company declares that my decision excludes me taking advantage of the advertised saving. I'm bryond outraged. I find it astonishing that the policy is presumably legal. To me the stipulation is discriminatory in the extreme. Or am I being naive?

I would have thought that getting a smart meter would be a small price to pay for someone else to pick up 50% of my energy bill. If you aren't prepared to do that then don't whinge and let someone who really needs it get the benefit.

TBH I feel very discriminated against because I don't get the benefit of 50% off my energy and will be one of the unlucky ones who end up paying for all this largesse thats being doled out whilst you are whining and stamping your feet, spitting blood even because you feel that its unfair.

I can't see you getting much in the way of sympathy and being "naive" is probably the least offensive word I could find to describe your attitude.(the words I have in mind would get me censured by the moderators)

MultiFuelBurner

The good news is those without smart meters will probably be paying the vast majority of this debt/50%/25% off offers as they tend to pay the most for their energy.

baser999

We had a smart meter fitted through Octopus, no promotional offers or discounting 😥 
Have I been discriminated against? Should I spit blood by way of protest? 

Netexporter

I had a smart meter fitted by Octopus. My average kWh price was 13p, on my latest bill. Highest monthly average was 18p. The standing charge is lower than the SVT, too. My motoring costs are about a penny a mile.

I don't have solar panels, or a battery (except the one in the car), just a smart meter to reduce my bill by nearly 50%.

born_again

TheElectricCow said:

50% off energy until March plus any remaining debt wiped off when the offer ends, and you take issue with the fact that you have to agree to a new meter? That’s a very odd position to take in the face of such a generous offer, but if that’s a hill you’re prepared to die on that’s entirely up to you. Doesn’t remotely amount to discrimination though.

Certainly is not in anyway a MSE approach.

Krakkkers

What tariff gets you 50% off?

MeteredOut

Krakkkers said:

What tariff gets you 50% off?

https://www.eonnext.com/blog/winter-affordability-support-scheme

"This offer is available exclusively to existing E.ON Next customers on low incomes (i.e. household income of less than £19,000 a year) and customers who have certain medical dependency needs and a household income of less than £31,000 a year. As part of this package E.ON Next will also write off debt an existing customer has on joining the scheme at the end of the term."