Re: smart metres
Originally Posted by
AnnieS
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I thought this was about the leccy companies gathering data so that they can see which areas are using power and when and thereby plan the need for backup in certain areas rather than targeting a particular household. It's to avoid power outages isn't it?
As far as I know, the leccy companies in most cases do not generate the power, nor control how the power is distributed.
Unless the "suppliers" pass the consumption data to the generating companies and distribution companies, I don't see how this would work.