Smart Meters

[maggiebee]

Keep seeing adverts for smart meters and folk (allegedly) save loads of money. How exactly do they work? Never asked or been offered one from Scottish Gas.

[dannyk13]

Here Maggie:-
https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/about-smart-meters/what-is-a-smart-meter?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs-_NgMaj3QIVo7DtCh0-iQPGEAAYASAAEgKca_D_BwE

[murraymints]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=smart+meters+disadvantages&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB792GB792&oq=smart+meters&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j69i61j0l4.5238j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


look here first..I don't want one

[emmie]

i have one and not sure about saving money, have one installed and see if it does..

[hellywelly4]

I've had one for ages and had no problems. They don't actually save you money themselves, you have a monitor which shows you how much each electric item costs when it's actually on so you can be more economical.

[ABSpareEditor]

I have moved this thread into the category "How it Works".

[sedge47]

I was forced to have one installed because of the tariff I'm on. All the pictures show a decent sized colour screen but the one I got is a minute black and white one with displays that I couldn't understand at all. So, 10 minutes after the installer left it went into a cupboard and hasn't been out since.
The only benefit as far as I can see is that I no longer need to read the meters because the readings are sent automatically to my supplier.

[Kathyan]

The only way you can save money on energy bills is to use less, and having a smart meter fitted won't help you to do that.

[margarettom]

The main problem with smart meters at the moment is that a large number of those fitted cause problems if you want to change your energy supplier. I refuse to have one, but I do wonder how long it will be before they become compulsory. Basically the only way to save money is use less power and you really only need common sense for that.

[baza]

As the ads say YOU COULD save enough to power X but you can save if you cut down on the amount you use. A touch of kidology really just to sell the meters. I have had 2 meters from suppliers when I changed as the meters were not interchangable, the only thing I like about them is the fact I no longer read them.