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If we want a fully clean, smart renewable grid with decentralised production of electricity to individual, small and medium renewable producers (eg small wind farms/solar farms on farmers fields) then smart meters are critical at providing the inputs thst allow the grid to balance demand and supply.
Nice idea, but this is decades away, if ever, though isn't it?
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Octopus were talking about introducing a tariff like this at one point, don't think it ever happened though.
My gas meter has gone dumb too btw. I'm with BG though so I've given up trying to get them to fix it.
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I think it’s closer than you think it might be. See the EV take up recently as an example of how things can change quickly.
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If we want a fully clean, smart renewable grid with decentralised production of electricity to individual, small and medium renewable producers (eg small wind farms/solar farms on farmers fields) then smart meters are critical at providing the inputs thst allow the grid to balance demand and supply.
That’s why they are so important not for the past (although I agree not having to take meter reads is nice) but for the wider country and energy infrastructure.
Of course if we keep burning gas and coal then sure, probably not as much need but if we do that then we won’t be around long enough to care about the missed opportunity to do something better anyway.