ah the dream, like brexit ?, recipients have just saved a few minutes a month submitting readings, they're ability to control and see appliance consumption pretty limited with an IHDSmart meters were sold as a way to give consumers more control over their usage and bills
with the few time of use tarifs, much like the question of payment in arrears, you will only know a day in advance how much cooking next days dinner, or heating will cost - taking back control.
whether National grid is yet benefiting from granular smart meter data, to help in load planning and energy transmission. ?