• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    They should have stuck with the mechanical meters. They are reliable and last nearly forever.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Mechanical meters are terrible for tracking real time consumption and managing the grid efficiently. They also pay for themselves because they can catch tampering and don’t require utilities to pay people to bumble around homes to read stupid meters.

      Mechanical meters make no sense. They’re a waste of money and not great for a grid that requires intelligence to help get off fossil fuels.

      • TurboDiesel@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Also, I’m very happy with our smart meter because I haven’t gotten a single wildly-inaccurate “estimated bill” since it was installed.

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          1 year ago

          Oh, I have. The meter stopped transmitting and they just started making stuff up. They did it for months and refused to admit the meter was broken.

    • erwan@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      It’s cheaper to change all the meters one more time than going back to a human driving his car from house to house to do manual readings…

      Also better for the environment.