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Thread ID: 112594 2010-09-13 09:41:00 Power meter readers qazwsxokmijn (102) PC World Chat
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1136843 2010-09-14 02:34:00 Contact and Genesis are rolling them out

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johcar (6283)
1136844 2010-09-14 09:23:00 Is it the power company or the lines company that are rolling these "Smart Meters" out?

If it is the power company, do they change meters when you change supplier?
decibel (11645)
1136845 2010-09-14 11:52:00 Pretty sure it's the retailers installing the smart meters; they're the ones that use the readings to send the bills out, after all...

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johcar (6283)
1136846 2010-09-14 12:18:00 Will be contacting some power companies, inc our Empower to see if we should change..... qazwsxokmijn (102)
1136847 2010-09-14 12:50:00 If you had gone here earlier it may have helped.

www.empower.co.nz

Apparently the meter reader only calls every three months and other times it's estimated based on previous usage.
Snorkbox (15764)
1136848 2010-09-14 20:23:00 I guess smart meters will be the norm soon, until then if you have a dog and its scaring the meter reader man up and pay your bill.
Or get rid of the dog
prefect (6291)
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