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Originally Posted by Ryland
But those peek use switches are not part of the smart meters, but they are related, the smart meters are more of a learning tool for the power company and they can not remotely turn anything on or off with a smart meter, they can only collect better data and learn more about when and where they need to improve the infrastructure, to the power company it's kind of like going from a person getting their gas mileage readings when they fill up the tank to a person getting a ScanGauge and how much more they can learn about what is going on.
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good point... I think the main thing people do not like about them is it is like being forced to have a scanguage on your car and then being billed more for gas you use at peak times. I keep going back and forth on how i feel about them. I think it could be a useful tool as long as the power company doesn't exploit its "customers"