How Much will Smart Meters cost us?

The announcement about all homes having smart meters sounds good in theory, but why do I get the sinking feeling that we are about to be stung by the utility industry yet again? Anyone who heard a spokesperson wriggling around John Humphries questions yesterday might share my emotions. Lets face it, we've all been trying not to leave things on standby and to turn off lights we don't need. It sounds like £350 is a reasonable ball park figure for installation and that's a lot of standby time.
I am heartily sick of not being able, as a consumer, to feel any trust in providers.

I hope you are right - nothing has been stated as fact, but John Humphries kept asking the spokesman what it would cost the consumer and he kept wriggling away from an answer. What he definitely did NOT say was that the industry would bear the cost. He waffled on that the meters would pay for themselves within 20 years!

There are so many things the government could do if they were really committed to green! Why don't they sub us all for solar and/or wind setup costs! We renamed the TV prog 'It's Not Easy Being Green' 'It's Not Cheap Being Green'!