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Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by icebraining on Sunday August 27, 2017 @05:36AM (#15109952)
it requires two meters

Why?! Two-rate meters have been around for decades, long before they went digital.

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Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by gchadwick on Sunday August 27, 2017 @07:14AM (#15110237)
Ok, it may require changing to a two rate meter then :)

Never actually used an economy 7 tariff myself so I don't know the details but the point is most houses in the UK aren't equipped to have one. However a home-owner choosing to install a charging point for an electric vehicle will probably switch to a suitable metering setup for economy 7 whilst they're at it.

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Re:Where in Europe is electric car a good idea? by Reason077 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @06:56PM (#15113265)
"Never actually used an economy 7 tariff myself so I don't know the details but the point is most houses in the UK aren't equipped to have one."

All homes in Britain will have smart meters installed by 2020:

https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/smart-future/about-the-roll...

These support Economy 7, as well as whatever other variable tariffs that energy companies dream up in the future.

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