Or you have an older meter (still one that needs to be checked manually) which can count backwards. The only exception for this is if you have so much production on sunny days and can store it with batteries that you need literally 0kw from other sources.
It’s going to vary, even within counties. A lot of US utility companies are having the same issue, and there are companies that make and sell 3G to 4G adapters for larger coverage areas. For example, microcell that rebroadcasts/converts the 3G signals into a 4G signal for the local towers. Other areas are swapping out 3G for 4G or Lorawan style meters.
And I’m sure even more are just going to arbitrarily create billable usage figures because they outsourced their IT to India, and then outsourced the India team to Pakistan or the Philippines, and then fired them because the CEO’s son is really good with computers. Unfortunately, he’s just now reading my comment and going “oh…fuck”.
How would those microcells be legal? It’s not just that 3G or whatever gets shut down, the frequencies are usually reallocated to something else so you can’t legally operate a 3G network on those frequencies anymore.
Probably worth noting, this article is about UK energy meters. Also, smart meters are wildly different all over the world.
Where I live, the meters have a proprietary wireless receiver, with its own frequency, that is owned and operated by the power company.
Are you from Germany?
I want to see the universe where something as advanced as smart meters is used here.
You need one when you install solar. So welcome to that universe you wanted!
*install solar legally
*and only if you want to get compensated for overproduction
I know
Or you have an older meter (still one that needs to be checked manually) which can count backwards. The only exception for this is if you have so much production on sunny days and can store it with batteries that you need literally 0kw from other sources.
It’s going to vary, even within counties. A lot of US utility companies are having the same issue, and there are companies that make and sell 3G to 4G adapters for larger coverage areas. For example, microcell that rebroadcasts/converts the 3G signals into a 4G signal for the local towers. Other areas are swapping out 3G for 4G or Lorawan style meters.
And I’m sure even more are just going to arbitrarily create billable usage figures because they outsourced their IT to India, and then outsourced the India team to Pakistan or the Philippines, and then fired them because the CEO’s son is really good with computers. Unfortunately, he’s just now reading my comment and going “oh…fuck”.
How would those microcells be legal? It’s not just that 3G or whatever gets shut down, the frequencies are usually reallocated to something else so you can’t legally operate a 3G network on those frequencies anymore.