{"id":269566,"date":"2023-07-26T20:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269566"},"modified":"2023-07-26T20:15:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:15:40","slug":"intrusive-smart-meters-threaten-to-turn-uk-homes-into-net-zero-panopticon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269566","title":{"rendered":"Intrusive \u2018smart meters\u2019 threaten to turn UK homes into Net Zero\u00a0panopticon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Net Zero Watch warns that being cut off will be a feature of decarbonisation drive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Net Zero Watch is warning that smart meters are a threat to privacy and freedom of conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is being reported today that hundreds of thousands of households have been remotely switched to more expensive tariffs without their consent<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But the campaign group says that this is just the beginning and that smart meters are even more of a danger than people realise, because the Government sees them as a way to reduce demand when the wind isn\u2019t blowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Net Zero Watch director Andrew Montford says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The grid will have no way to generate enough power when there is no wind. Smart meters enable them to ration power instead. At first they will bribe you to switch off, but if not enough people take up the offer, they will switch you off anyway: first individual appliances, and then potentially your whole home\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

These concerns were set out in a\u00a0paper<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0published in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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