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Delayed, over-budget smart meters will be helpful – when Blighty enters 'Star Trek phase'

Doctor Syntax Silver badge

"And there was the situation in the US some years ago when some electricity companies were giving out free low-power light-bulbs."

The same thing happened here but it was some sort of requirement of HMG but that was back in the days of compact fluorescents. Out of one box of 6 one arrived broken. Out of another box one went pop immediately it was switched on. LEDs overtook them before I used them all.

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