Re: Smart metres is an EU directive
The miserable UK Smart Meter system is entirely the fault of the UK government and the big energy suppliers that lobbied for it to be done like this (because they wanted to drive "customer engagement").
The suppliers most certainly did not lobby to install smart meters, we lobbied for any government plan to make them the responsibility of the network or metering systems operators. Energy supply isn't an asset based business, it isn't an installation or logistics business, we have none of the relevant skills or competencies to procure, test, install, and fleet-manage smart meters. We wanted this like a hole in the head. As usual government undertook a consultation, ignored all the views of the experts, and did their own stupid thing.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
