{"id":254510,"date":"2023-04-25T09:29:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T07:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=254510"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T12:13:02","slug":"big-brother-german-bundestag-approves-law-to-accelerate-installation-of-smart-meters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=254510","title":{"rendered":"Big Brother: German Bundestag Approves Law To Accelerate Installation of Smart Meters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"386\" data-attachment-id=\"254521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=254521\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?fit=1900%2C1015&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1900,1015\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0bbiwy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?fit=723%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?resize=723%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?resize=1024%2C547&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?resize=768%2C410&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?resize=1536%2C821&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?resize=1200%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0bbiwy.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/NoTricksZone\">NoTricksZone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/author\/admin\/\">P Gosselin<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/em>23. April 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Large household electricity consumption devices like heat pumps, electric cars may be throttled or completely switched off by the grid operators.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/transformer-blowout.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"395\" data-attachment-id=\"254589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=254589\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00transformer-blowout.webp?fit=370%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00transformer-blowout\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00transformer-blowout.webp?fit=370%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00transformer-blowout.webp?resize=370%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-254589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00transformer-blowout.webp?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/00transformer-blowout.webp?resize=281%2C300&amp;ssl=1 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/transformer-blowout.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blackout-news.de\/aktuelles\/bundestag-beschliesst-verpflichtenden-einbau-intelligenter-stromzaehler\/\">Blackout News reports here<\/a>&nbsp;how the German Bundestag has approved the law to accelerate the nationwide installation of smart meters. \u201cThe aim is to advance the digitalization of the transition to green energies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will allow grid operators to \u201cration electricity by remotely throttling or completely shutting off power for large consumers such as heat pumps and charging devices for electric cars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bundestag decided this with a large majority last Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy 2030, every household is to have a smart meter. These networked measuring devices for electricity automatically transmit consumption to the electricity providers,\u201d reports Blackout News.&nbsp; \u201cAccording to the government, these systems should help to use energy efficiently and cost-effectively and relieve the electricity grid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Large supply bottlenecks, demand overloads loom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With millions of heat pumps and electric cars coming on the market in the future, and coal and gas plants being shut down. supplying Germany\u2019s electricity needs will become a formidable challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rationing likely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president of Germany\u2019s Federal Network Agency, Klaus M\u00fcller, warns of potential overload problems and that power utilities will need to be able to \u201ctemporarily reduce the amount of electricity drawn from the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already plans for electricity rationing are to come into effect beginning 1 January 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts like Manuel L\u00f6sch warns problems may arise if many households charge their electric vehicles and run their heat pumps at the same time. It will not be possible for everyone will not be able to charge up their vehicles and run their heat pumps in the evenings without causing grid overloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No alternatives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn cases of grid overloads, the grid operator could remotely reduce the power of devices via the smart meters to prevent power cuts, as there are hardly any alternatives,\u201d reports Blackout News. \u201cThe federal government announced that elaborate functions such as control and switching will gradually be enabled or made available after a warm-up phase via application updates on the smart meter gateways in cooperation with the back-end systems.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large household electricity consumption devices like heat pumps, electric cars may be throttled or completely switched off by the grid 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