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Are you in the north of the N/S smart meter divide? I wonder if that has a lot do with experiences.
by Already__Taken 2y ago
Are you in the north of the N/S smart meter divide? I wonder if that has a lot do with experiences.
- danw1979 2y agoPlease do elaborate …
- gazoakley 2y agoSee here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq52382zd1no.amp https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq52382zd1no.amp Octopus have started doing things like connecting properties in the north to cellular type meters (not supposed to) or using Octopus Mini hubs (connects smart meters using WiFi) as a way of trying to solve the problems
- danw1979 2y agothanks !
- ninalanyon 2y agoWhy does the UK have such trouble with smart meters? Everyone here, Norway, has one because they are required by the government. I haven't heard of any significant troubles and we've had them for years. See https://www.nve.no/norwegian-energy-regulatory-authority/retail-market/smart-metering-ams/?ref=mainmenu https://www.nve.no/norwegian-energy-regulatory-authority/ret...
- rcxdude 2y agoQuasi-government incompetence, mostly, though caused by government cowardace: they more or less just shouted "smart meters, do it!" at the energy industry and let them try to sort it out amongst themselves, which means they had several false starts of crap impementations (the first generation didn't think to allow them to be transferrable between providers! The issues in the North are basically because they decided to go for a low-power mesh network, which is a plan that has basically never worked), as well as the fact that the government hasn't made it a requirement for homeowners, but has made it a requirement for energy companies, so they basically just beg the current holdouts (who have little reason to want one) to let them install one.
- gambiting 2y agoI am actually, just in Newcastle.