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Originally Posted by Mr K
I think the total control given to suppliers in the future is a legitimate reason.
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It is a government policy that smart meters must be 100% fitted by a set date, or suppliers will be penalised.
Ditto water meters, where the idea behind them is to move away from the charges being set by "rateable value" of a home, to actual usage. And we all know that once an item has a unit price, they will use it to reduce our consumption by either taxation or rate increases.
When I lived in Cyprus, power would be cut off at certain times of day to protect supplies to industry, hospitals, etc. That just meant that peak hours moved either side of the powercuts. If you wanted power during the cuts, you had to pay a substantial amount to maintain your supply.