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Post by Duppy on Nov 8, 2022 12:46:30 GMT
Do you think Shell will ever introduce an hour of free electricity a month scheme? My son who is with Octopus Energy received a message yesterday informing him of an hours electricity today between 11-12. Happens every month, he does all his washing and drying and a bit of cooking during this time, not much I know, but as they say, every little helps
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Post by struttg on Nov 9, 2022 8:54:35 GMT
I guess this is to encourage those similar to myself to get a smart meter. If the energy market place was in a position to be competitive then there would be choices to be made rather than the broken trap on many levels it has become. But good news for your son and would be good news for you if Shell introduced it. I'm scratching my head, but "currently" prefer not have a smart meter. Free energy...still scratching my head....on the merits for ALL.
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Post by Duppy on Nov 9, 2022 10:28:34 GMT
Possibly it's encouragement to get a smart meter, but unless they send a "this is what you could have had" message to all non smart customers, they wouldn't really know about it It would certainly be a motive for staying with the supplier and also a reason to move away, once we are able, if it doesn't follow suit and I can't really see shell copying this idea
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Post by struttg on Nov 9, 2022 10:50:57 GMT
Yep theres a balance to it all and we all will have smart meters in due course.
Today: BBC By Rebecca Wearn & Colletta Smith BBC Business reporter
A rising number of households are having their energy smart meters remotely switched to prepayment meters, the energy regulator has said. Energy firms use the technology to swap customers who are in debt to the more costly plan without needing a warrant. Ofgem said it had received reports of "vulnerable customers being left without power for days or even weeks". Kelly, from South London, whose meter was switched, said: "I suddenly only had £3 on my electric until payday." Once a smart meter is installed, it is a much simpler process for a supplier to swap the customer into prepay mode at the push of a button, rather than having to apply for a warrant and install a physical box. Switches can either be done at the request of customers or done by the supplier as part of a debt recovery process.
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Post by Duppy on Nov 9, 2022 15:22:33 GMT
That unfortunately is one of the downsides along with the remote disconnection
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