Certain media outlets, apparently not on-message when it comes to pushing smart meters on consumers, have raised various concerns e.g.
• The prospective financial and energy savings have been said by analysts to be highly limited
• Consumer energy use data will be used to price in such a way as to control our behaviour
• The ‘smart home’ and ‘internet of things’ (IoT) pose data profiling, privacy, and security issues
• Consumers have reported overcharging
Our main thread on issues with smart meters (includes discussion of serious health risks):
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/2880898-Smart-meters-Why-every-family-should-refuse-this-toxic-tech
Related news media reports:
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-3322658/The-great-smart-meter-rip-UK-energy-giants-use-devices-DOUBLE-cost-power-need-most.html
www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/29/smart-electricity-meters-dangerously-insecure-hackers
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4308780/Student-stunned-smart-meter-shows-70-000-week.html