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You should install smart meters even if they're dumb, says flack

Alan Brown Silver badge

Re: Downvoted

> I'd really like to know their reasons why this is a bad idea.

Because when you take away the subsidies (which are paid by other consumers), they don't generate enough in their lifespan to pay for their purchase and installation cost.

And when they're ubiquitous, those subsidies WILL get taken away.

> With new builds, the exta cost would be less than 2% on the sale price.

So you're saying I should pay extra money (which will never be earned back in the lifetime of the installation) because you think it's a good idea, rather than looking at the actual economics?

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