Home automation & smart energy enthusiast. Tweeting in a personal capacity. He / him.
Dec 18, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
"Get your own back on your energy supplier and make money back from them!"
In this thread we consider the unintended consequences of the design of the Demand Flexibility Service (DFS)... #dfs#demandflexilityservice#savingsessions#psychology#gametheory#energy 1/10
DFS is the scheme behind the schemes you may have seen such as @OctopusEnergy's Saving Sessions, which reward or pay you to use less energy than normal. In theory it saves suppliers money, saves the planet, and protects the grid. Good stuff. 2/10
Aug 26, 2022 • 34 tweets • 7 min read
Wondering why the cost isn't right on your smart meter display? Well, let me tell you far more than you need to know about smart meters by way of explanation... This assumes that your display IS showing the correct usage, but the cost is wrong. #ihd#smartmeters#gb
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First, let's quickly talk about how smart meters talk to the rest of the world. Your smart electricity meter has a little box on top of it called a communications hub, which is sort of like a router for your smart meters. (2/33)
Aug 8, 2021 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
The thread nobody asked for, a quick explainer on Smart Meter standards (in GB).
The Smart Energy Code is your main starting point. It's got lots and lots of parts but the technical ones are the ones I refer to the most. It's all available for free at smartenergycodecompany.co.uk
The Smart Metering Equipment Technical Specifications (SMETS) describes the functional requirements for smart meters, IHDs, and HCALCs (you don't need to know about those). It's Schedule 9 of the Smart Energy Code (SEC).
