I find Greg Jackson's proposals an affront to any fair solution to the crisis.

There are two types of energy retailer - the ones now harvesting outrageous profits, like Octopus energy, and the ones bailed out by the Govt. Both want their business subsidised by Govt. Octopus - who deal in renewable energy - plead a particularly noisome case. Why is the "price" of wind and sun in lockstep with that of gas? Because it's allowed to be.

The UK already has a broken housing market because of the baseline in LHA, leading to a market where the tenant does not care what the landlord charges because they don't foot the bill. OK for tenants, ideal for landlords.
The virtue-signalling boss of Octopus wants a similar scheme for the energy market.

That's my two cents.

Likewise.
I have been with them almost 4 years now (only 50,000) when I "joined". I have always found them honest, giving good service, and to me, a well rum outfit. The CEO's comments are always worth reading, as are the blogs on their site. The info on my personal dashboard, also is first rate.

Anything to help the general populace, must be good.

BTL comments in the press have for a long time been saying that a Smart Meter allows energy firms to use dynamic pricing and throttle or cut you off at will. We were told that we were conspiracy theory nutters, climate change deniers, and that such things would never happen. Personally, I'm going to resist having one until they are made mandatory.

I agree with BD
I was speaking to the chairman of a trust /charity that tries to help out
He pointed out that in the local area they had seen a 400% increase in requests for help

His response was well wait and see how they ( government) and utilities try to fix it
The best thing to do was sign up for the cannot pay will not pay protest as that will make them sit up and listen

He said it was back to the late 70s
His people were waiting to see the responses this week and after the new prime minster bounce

He said his £400 help and £300 OAP allowance were ear marked to go back into the pot and he suggested that locally identifying cases where people are struggling and paying off some of their payments would be useful as it would be targeted
He also pointed out that some people will not ask for help and to be on the look out for those people that are in your community

Now I know that this will not meet the approval of some of the posters on here but it will at least make me feel better

I personally dont want any smart meters in any property i live in because i dont think they are good in the long term for human health. Many large organisations with vested interest keep on saying emf at low power has no impact on health but i have read other views form scientists (and my own personal experience when exposed to computers, mobile phones) over the years and believe that emf does affect cell integrity, the mylien sheath that surrounds every cell and contributes to cellular degradation. Even studies have shown wide blood sugar swings when a group of people exposed to everyday emf. they called it diabetes type 3

So a no from me, im happy to give meter readings when they require and as often as they want. They dont need to pay to send out meter man to take readings if thats what they are worried about. If they want i can send it with a nice date and time stamp.

I cant control what other people do but i can do in my own castle.

Note: i do believe you can get smart meters installed an request your supplier to engage dumb mode where the trasceivers are switched off.