Millions of Smart Meters May Over-Inflate Readings by Up to 600%
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Millions of Smart Meters May Over-Inflate Readings by Up to 600%
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#2I live in Ontario Canada and since the smart meter our electricity is up and we have gone crazy trying to lower it. i can not help but wounder if it uses the same faulty measurement methodology.
found this too https://stopsmartmeters.com.au/2017/03/31/university-study-e...
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#3wow the more I read into this the worst it sounds it can't possibly be this much corruption and gouging going on can it.
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#4Not only ESMIG disputed the findings, also the Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands released a statement calling the lab conditions not comparable to normale home conditions: https://agentschaptelecom.nl/actueel/nieuws/2017/slimme-elek...
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#5Previously discussed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13793771
Re: Millions of Smart Meters May Over-Inflate Readings by Up to 600%
#6I live in Ontario Canada and since the smart meter our electricity is up and we have gone crazy trying to lower it. i can not help but wounder if it uses the same faulty measurement methodology. found this too https://stopsmartmeters.com.au/2017/03/31/university-study-e...
You can take pictures of your physical meter's indicators and see if that matches up with your billed usage.
You could also test how accurate the meter is by measuring current on the main feed and doing some math.
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#7It's scary how much power we give IOT devices. It would be trivial for a utility company to alter or change readings in their favor.
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#8I'm getting more and more frustrated with digital appliances. Moved to a new place and the fancy digital appliances are more inconvenient than my previous older appliances with analog buttons and inputs. They are a negative to the experience. They're ruining cars too.
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#9I live in Ontario Canada and since the smart meter our electricity is up and we have gone crazy trying to lower it. i can not help but wounder if it uses the same faulty measurement methodology. found this too https://stopsmartmeters.com.au/2017/03/31/university-study-e...
You can take pictures of your physical meter's indicators and see if that matches up with your billed usage. You could also test how accurate the meter is by measuring current on the main feed and doing some math.
you have a link on this that will help a n00b like me figure this out
Re: Millions of Smart Meters May Over-Inflate Readings by Up to 600%
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can take pictures of your physical meter's indicators and see if that matches up with your billed usage. You could also test how accurate the meter is by measuring current on the main feed and doing some math.
you have a link on this that will help a n00b like me figure this out