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We've had a letter inviting us to have smart meters installed, to replace our current old-skool meters. On the face of it, this should be good, because it will stop the proliferation of "We called but you weren't in" cards that land on the doormat when I'm in the kitchen, and should mean that Scottish Power don't have so much of our money in their bank account,earning interest for them.
I have one reservation, however: does anyone know if installing smart meters means that utilities companies can disconnect your supply remotely? It's not that we're likely to have trouble paying the bills but mistakes are made on a fairly regular basis, with technology of this kind, and I don't want to find that my supply has been arbitrarily cut off by some power-crazed computer in Bangalore without it needing to go through due process to access my property, in order to do so.
Any insights would be appreciated; TIA
I have one reservation, however: does anyone know if installing smart meters means that utilities companies can disconnect your supply remotely? It's not that we're likely to have trouble paying the bills but mistakes are made on a fairly regular basis, with technology of this kind, and I don't want to find that my supply has been arbitrarily cut off by some power-crazed computer in Bangalore without it needing to go through due process to access my property, in order to do so.
Any insights would be appreciated; TIA