Should I fix in? & do I have to get a smart meter if so?

Hi, For any Smart Meter sceptics, I have been with OVO for 6 years, in the early days I was encouraged many times to have a new meter fitted but refused due to their issues back then, "it was all over the news", in mid 2021 I had a ASHP fitted and was still happy taking meter readings and sending them in manually to OVO.

In early 2024 OVO in conjunction with Valiant my hand was forced and I had a new meter fitted to take advantage of the Air Source+ tariff of "0.15pkwh" instead of 0.226p.

I have never had any issues with with the meter and I wouldn't revert back.

Just a tip, if you plan to have a new meter fitted, ask if you can have a breaker fitted between the smart meter and fuse board, it saves cutting the tamper seals and stops the meter from making a high pitched squeal when disconnecting from the grid, 

my seals were removed when my solar panels were installed and also needed the new meter as to export my SEG @12p kWh.

Hey ​@johnr64 

Thanks for sharing your experience since having smart meters fitted, that’s a really helpful insight!

​@Naz84 I hope the advice of our community members has been helpful, and gives you a little more information to think about,

Let us know if you have any other questions.