I can’t have Octopus Energy’s Go tariff because the meter would interfere with air force systems (https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/ ... n-raf-base)
A better outcome than some others recently!Given that your house is more than 20 miles from the RAF base in question, I, too, was amazed that this could be an issue, but it is – and also in other areas close to bases.
Smart Meter GB has confirmed this is the case and says it is working on a solution – a communications hub that will enable people living near sensitive RAF sites to use smart meters.
It says these will be offered to customers “in the coming months”. It adds those in the affected area, who had already had smart meters installed should be able to have the hubs retrofitted.
Meanwhile, Octopus has come up with a solution for your problem. It has offered to add you to the trial of these new meters, which, in turn, will allow you to go on the Go tariff.
It says it hopes to install your new meter before Christmas. It has also said that if you get the log from your charging firm, showing how much electricity you have used for the car since the switch took place, it will retroactively apply the savings that you would have gained had the smart meter worked from the start – a generous offer.