When Ben Pile moved into a new house he got a nasty surprise. It had a prepayment meter that was about to run out of credit. Fixing this proved to be absurdly hard, which, presumably, is just what the green lobby wants.
Last week, British Gas CEO Chris O’Shea caused outrage when he told MPs that ‘smart meters’ should be compulsory. But of course that's where we're headed, says Ben Pile: wind power's unreliability makes it inevitable.
Households are being hit with shock energy bills of as much as tens of thousands of pounds as four million smart meters are not working properly.
Millions of households with smart meters face paying more for their electricity at the busiest times of day under regulator plans to help meet the demand of Net Zero.
The rise of 'smart' technology that responds, not to the user but to external commands poses a serious threat to freedom, says Dr R P. However, since all technology is 'hackable', there is hope.
Forced installation of heat pumps and 'smart meters' that allow external control of energy, forced entry into homes for energy assessments – the Energy Bill takes the creeping eco-totalitarianism to the next level.
The Energy Bill currently being rushed through Parliament authorises the use of "reasonable force" to install 'Smart Meters' that will allow authorities to turn customers' energy on and off, says David Craig.
