Re: There's more to it that that...
"I think the real reason is to introduce time- and demand- based billing"
What about the 'economy-7' meter, which switches between billing bands at certain times of day? They've been around for decades.
I just moved out of a house which had one, where some idiot had removed the timer unit - causing it to permanently read on the 'peak' meter.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
