PGVCL: After the protest against pre-paid, now the post-paid meter, if the power device is damaged, then the message will come in the mobile; Know what the customers said...

In 2024, after the implementation of the smart meter scheme of the electricity department in Gujarat, there were protests in some places and there were many complaints that the bill was coming up. However, even in the meantime, pgvcl's smart meter has been placed in 1.22 lakh houses, premises out of 55 lakh in Saurashtra-Kutch. However, now these smart meters are being put postpaid instead of pre-paid. That is, earlier the mobile had to be recharged and now the electricity bill comes in 2 months. PGVCL officials are going door-to-door to convince people that smart meters are really smart. Online billing from smart meters, control over power consumption, getting notification of faulty power devices can prevent more electricity bills and also prevent power accidents. Consumers are also saying that smart meters are beneficial for the people and the old digital meters and smart meters have the readings of the electricity unit the same, so there is a check meter. However, the important thing is that when the smart meters were installed, due to the old arrears, people used to get more electricity bills and so they felt that after the arrival of the smart meter, the electricity bill has increased and it has been protested and later in THE PGVCL. Instead of the smart meter prepaid, now the postpaid had to be added. Meters of government offices are being converted into smart meters PgVCL's Rajkot city superintendent engineer J.B. Upadhyay said pgvcl provides power supply to saurashtra-kutch areas. There are about 55 lakh customers in different categories. There are 7 lakh customers in Rajkot city. Out of which 42,396 meters have been converted into smart meters. At present, the meters of all government offices are being converted into smart meters. Apart from this, smart meters are being installed there as well as in the new power connections to the officers and employees of government colonies, PGVCL and Jetco. The accuracy of both meters is the same Currently, most consumers have digital meters at home. Which is an accurate digital meter. The only difference between these meters and the next generation smart meters that have been introduced is that the smart meter has a SIM card for transferring data. The same power consumption that used to be recorded by old digital meters is being registered in smart meters. So there is no difference in the matter of accuracy between the two meters. So the misconceptions that are spreading among the consumers that more power consumption is recorded in the smart meter and due to this they suffer financial loss is completely wrong. Power consumption controlled through mobile app The data transfer of smart meters benefits the power distribution companies just like the consumers. The benefit to consumers is that they can control their electricity consumption through their mobile app. As a result, out of the various electrical appliances in their home, they can also get information about whether the electricity devices use electricity according to their standard or not. Customer will be able to track the power device in his own way At present, when the electricity bill is given to the consumers, if an electricity device is faulty and due to this, the electricity consumption is recorded more in that month, then the customer gets information about it only when he gets the bill and so the customer feels that our electricity meter has become fast. In fact, this is not the case. However, as soon as the smart meter arrives, the customer will be able to track this type of power device in his own way and identify the power device and repair it immediately and in this way, the increase in electricity consumption due to the faulty power device will be able to stop immediately and save electricity. Accidents can be prevented by notification of bad electrical equipment Apart from this, the customer will be able to download his electricity bill from his mobile app. You will be able to pay your electricity bill only through the mobile app. With the arrival of smart meters, the bill will be made according to the data transferred by the smart meter. So that the human error while making the bill can also be avoided. Apart from this, the other advantage of the smart meter is that if there is a meaning leakage anywhere in any of the power devices installed in the customer's house, then there is an indication of the meaning leakage in the smart meter. When the indication is turned on due to any leakage, the customer gets its notification in the mobile. The possibility of loss of life due to the collision of such a device can also be prevented. So that power accidents can be prevented in advance. Will be able to plan to reduce the electricity bill Apart from this, with the use of smart meters, the customer will be able to plan by deciding how to save his electricity, how to use electricity equipment, how to reduce the electricity bill. In the context of global warming, as more consumers save electricity and conserve electricity, electricity generation will also decrease and due to this, the carbon footprint of all of us will also decrease. In this way, smart meterholders will also be able to contribute to global warming. The arrears were on the date of installation of the smart meter When the smart meters were initially installed there were many customers in that mode who also had arrears on the day of the date of installation of the smart meters. Which was the arrears of the electricity bill that they did not pay. So when they went to compare the arrears with their daily consumption, they felt that after my electricity meter was converted into a smart meter, the electricity bill that those who used to see daily from their mobile app had increased a lot, but that was not the true fact. It was the arrears of such people who were so high at the time that due to misunderstanding when compared with their daily electricity consumption, they felt that our smart meter was fast. Which is completely wrong. We also put a check meter along with a smart meter to analyze Now when the smart meter is installed there to the customers and the customer wants to analyze in his own way, then we also put a check meter along with the smart meter. The readings inside these two meters give information on how to take it every day and can also compare the electricity consumption recorded in both the meters that the electricity consumption recorded in both the meters is the same. In this way, the customer can verify in his own way that the smart meter is not fast. For which adequate information is given to the customer in the sub-division. The same bill comes even after installing a smart meter The customer where the smart meter is installed is Dr. R. M. Talking to Solanki, he said, "I have installed a smart meter in my house. The electricity bill that I used to get there earlier is the same as the electricity bill now. I have 3 phases, so i used to get a bill of 5000 in 2 months. The same bill comes after installing a smart meter. I can make online payments with this smart meter. I can control the use of electrical appliances at home. I have also installed a solar meter there. The accuracy of the smart meter is good in the reading of the power unit. The unit shows as much electricity as it has been consumed in the smart meter. After 2 months, it will be known whether the bill has been changed or not. Nitin Mehta, a resident of Aditya Heights 702, said, "Ours was the first normal digital meter and a smart meter was installed a month ago. With a smart meter, the consumer gets to know how much his electricity is consumed. However, after the completion of 2 months, it will be known whether there has been any change in the bill or not. Smart meters are the latest technology and we should welcome it. Smart meters will give us an idea of how much power we consume and we can control it. 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