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A smart meter glitch had consumers panicking about their electricity usage

One download from a smart meter told a householder they had consumed close to €9,000 worth of e...

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08.30 10 Mar 2026


A smart meter glitch had consumers panicking about their electricity usage


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08.30 10 Mar 2026


One download from a smart meter told a householder they had consumed close to €9,000 worth of electricity in the first week of March. Except it wasn’t true. What is this expensive mix up about? We asked Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent


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