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You don't need a smart meter to do demand-based pricing. You just need the electricity company to publish its pricing plans in a consumable format. In fact mo
by dingaling 11y ago
You don't need a smart meter to do demand-based pricing. You just need the electricity company to publish its pricing plans in a consumable format.
In fact most smart meter usage to date is reactive; customers have to first use electricity at peak times to learn that it is peak time and then modify their usage. And if the pricing schedule changes you'll be caught out again until you adapt.
- URSpider94 11y agoWithout smart metering, the utility has no way of knowing when you used the power. "Dumb" electrical meters just track total kWh.
- 69_years_and 11y agoOf course, both are right, unless an AI is running ones home energy use, the bill payer needs to know in advance the expected pricing so they can plan use, and of course smart meters are required to implement the billing side.