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[Stubby]

One of the pilots said why did you shut the fuel off and other said I didn't . Apparently not enough time to switch them back on before impact . 

[Johnsond]

Few days warm weather is obviously not an opportunity to be missed when it comes to shareholders returns. 

Water firms to impose surge pricing during heatwaves

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Smart meter trials will mean families pay more during summer or when hosepipes are banned

 

[Mesterh]

6 hours ago, Johnsond said:

Few days warm weather is obviously not an opportunity to be missed when it comes to shareholders returns. 

Water firms to impose surge pricing during heatwaves

APPLE.NEWS

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Smart meter trials will mean families pay more during summer or when hosepipes are banned

 

Can you screenshot the article as it's behind a pay wall and I can't see it on any other news feeds?

[Oldfeller]

14 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

Can you screenshot the article as it's behind a pay wall and I can't see it on any other news feeds?

Water firms to impose surge pricing during heatwaves

Smart meter trials will mean families pay more during summer or when hosepipes are banned

Tim Sigsworth. Tom Haynes Money Reporter

Related Topics

• Water and sanitation, 
• Heatwave, 
• Drought, 
• Hosepipe bans

11 July 2025 9:02pm BST

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Water companies will use smart meters to increase prices in the summer, meaning customers will pay more during heatwaves.

Surge pricing trials are being introduced for customers with smart water meters at 15 companies across the country.

Under the pilot schemes, water costs either change depending on the time of year or become more expensive as customers use more.

Ofwat, the industry regulator, said that the trials, planned for the next five years, would increase prices “when water is scarce” and could potentially be extended to all customers.

The Government is backing a nationwide rollout of smart water meters in an attempt to reduce water consumption, which ministers believe could help prevent hosepipe bans and other water rationing.

[Mesterh]

54 minutes ago, Oldfeller said:

Water firms to impose surge pricing during heatwaves

Smart meter trials will mean families pay more during summer or when hosepipes are banned

Tim Sigsworth. Tom Haynes Money Reporter

Related Topics

• Water and sanitation, 
• Heatwave, 
• Drought, 
• Hosepipe bans

11 July 2025 9:02pm BST

 

2879

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Water companies will use smart meters to increase prices in the summer, meaning customers will pay more during heatwaves.

Surge pricing trials are being introduced for customers with smart water meters at 15 companies across the country.

Under the pilot schemes, water costs either change depending on the time of year or become more expensive as customers use more.

Ofwat, the industry regulator, said that the trials, planned for the next five years, would increase prices “when water is scarce” and could potentially be extended to all customers.

The Government is backing a nationwide rollout of smart water meters in an attempt to reduce water consumption, which ministers believe could help prevent hosepipe bans and other water rationing.

Thanks. 

I was looking for the actual evidence/links to the source but it looks like the telegraph isn't giving that info out. There's no way that they could just increase prices only due to a water shortage. Water shortage in this area, everyone's water costs are going up! Yeah.  It's just click bait imo.

 

[Oldfeller]

7 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

Thanks. 

I was looking for the actual evidence/links to the source but it looks like the telegraph isn't giving that info out. There's no way that they could just increase prices only due to a water shortage. Water shortage in this area, everyone's water costs are going up! Yeah.  It's just click bait imo.

 

bloody good job too, 

I get a dozen calls a week wanting me to have a smart meter for electricity, 

I don't need likewise for the water.

that said,, I wouldn't trust the bastards not to. 

[Mesterh]

11 hours ago, Stubby said:

One of the pilots said why did you shut the fuel off and other said I didn't . Apparently not enough time to switch them back on before impact . 

Yeah I read that bit, someone switched the engines off though.  It looked like they got one engine running but too little too late. 

 

[Mesterh]

2 hours ago, Oldfeller said:

bloody good job too, 

I get a dozen calls a week wanting me to have a smart meter for electricity, 

I don't need likewise for the water.

that said,, I wouldn't trust the bastards not to. 

Yeah it's just click bait so nothing to worry about. Like all these articles there is a snippet of truth in it but they don't tell you you the whole story. 

[Capetown]

8 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

Yeah I read that bit, someone switched the engines off though.  It looked like they got one engine running but too little too late. 

 

Both fuel switches were selected back on. I guess there wasn’t enough time. But there are other things that can cut the fuel off irrespective of the position of the switches. I hope they can get to the bottom of it.

[tree-fancier123]

My impression is that the social media revolt against covid vaccines has lead to a decrease in parents getting their kids to have MMR. Could be completely unrelated.