Thousands warned over ‘malfunctioning’ smart meters leading to overcharging – ESB admits ‘connectivity issue’

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1. >Smart meters use a mobile phone signal to relay information on electricity use.

   >Now ESB Networks, which is responsible for the installation of the new meters, has admitted up to 80,000 meters may suffer from “intermittent connectivity” issues due to weak mobile signals.

   >But it strongly denied a batch of faulty meters had been installed in homes.

   >It insisted that only 1,000 of the 1.6 million meters installed so far have been faulty.

   What a non-story. I’d say the Venn diagram of people who couldn’t read their non-smart meter (and were on estimated bills for years) and the people who hate smart meters is a perfect circle.

2. Typical Indo click bait.
   The PSA here is to check your bills – if you see an “E” on it ring in with a read – even if its a “smart” meter start the process immediately.
   If they don’t have the data, companies use what’s called a “Load Profile” combined with a “Usage Factor” to guess your usage – they is a guess at best and can be wildly different from your actual usage.