By Paul Homewood
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/smart-living/what-do-you-know-about-smart-meters/
There seems to have been a veritable tsunami of sponsored article throughout the press lately, all extolling the virtues of smart meters. Unsurprisingly they have been paid for by Smart Energy GB, the company set up under the auspices of the government to promote its smart meter agenda.
The above articles all appear to be written by Telegraph hacks so as to give an aura of authority. But given the fact that other newspapers have been carrying virtually identical puff pieces, we can be sure that they are all written by Smart Energy GB.
Unfortunately it is bill payers who are ultimately footing the bill for these pieces of propaganda. Smart Energy GB is financed by the big energy firms, who themselves are under severe duress from government to hit their installation targets, or face punitive fines.
Last year, funding to Smart Energy GB totted up to £47m, according to their Annual Accounts. Energy companies will of course simply pass this cost onto energy customers.
It’s bad enough being pressured to have smart meters that we don’t want and which ultimately cost every household more than £400. But it’s adding insult to injury to have to pay the cost of adverts encouraging us to change our mind.
Meanwhile the fat cats in charge at Smart Energy GB have been dipping their bread. The four members of the senior management team took home £612k last year.
Meanwhile, I have just today received this bullying e-mail from my energy supplier, E.ON:
Firstly they lie about “needing to change my meters”. They may “want to”, but they certainly don’t “need to”. Many customers unfortunately won’t appreciate this, and will think they are compulsory.
Then, to cap it all, they say I must ring them if I don’t want one!
As is often the case, it takes an ordinary guy to tell the emperor he is wearing no clothes. In today’s Telegraph Letters page:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2018/06/25/lettersairbus-threats-leave-brexit-no-flight-fancy/
But don’t expect such commonsense from the Telegraph or the rest of the media, while they can rake in millions of pounds in advertising revenue from the spivs at Smart Energy GB!
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