Is it worth Moving to a Smart Meter Plan?

[Corola]

Last year I was on a smart plan with day/night/peak rates. This year I switched to a smart plan with 24h fixed rates. So the meter is smart but the plan is not - or at least, it's the same rate for all three periods.

Is this what people mean by not being able to go back to a standard meter?

 

[ClubMan]

Is this what people mean by not being able to go back to a standard meter?

The question above is about if/why it's not possible to go from MCC12/MCC16 to MCC01/MCC02. It's certainly possible to get 24 hour or day/night plans when the meter is in smart mode. I suspect that MCC01/MCC02 modes are basically legacy modes and are effectively being phased out.

 

[Leo]

While the CRU say it's not a regulatory matter, they have set targets for the suppliers to move consumers over to time of use tariffs. So while they can still say they haven't banned the practice, they are strongly discouraging it!

 

[ClubMan]

The more I think about it (the inability to switch a meter from MCC12/MCC16 back to MCC01/MCC02) the more it seems like it's probably a moot issue especially as more and better value tariffs - whether time of day with or without night EV option, day/night or 24 hour - become available. As I mentioned before, when my smart meter was installed I originally kept it on MCC02 mode because the legacy day/night rather than smart plans were still better value for my usage. But when shopping around last year I found that several smart plans were better value so I took the plunge and am now on MCC12.