Smart meter?
I helped a buddy install a 200A service on a camping lot he bought. I also wired in the classic "100A" RV panel with 50/30/20A outlets. (all to code, permitted and inspected) Here's the rub, since ...
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down home wrote:
Our last home when they came out with these smart meters switched ours to one.Not supposed to affect consumption or rates.
Well our bill went up and quite a bit each month. The meters , but they were not mandatory at the time, but refused to switch it back.
They don't have to read the meters directly it is done from their vehicle about 300 ft from the road.
her in this somewhat larger home the y bill us a heck or a lot more than I think it should be.
And they won't switch it back.
"Smart meter's" are part of the Grid Modernization Effort.
If I remember correctly it was part of one of those pieces of Federal legislation that banned Incadescent and many types of Fluorescent bulbs..
Most States do not allow one to "opt out" of a smart meter, some states do but you might be subject to a surcharge or a one time fee to keep your Analog meter.
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We got ours a couple of yrs ago, so far no ill side effects and it is nice to get ACTUAL METER READINGS EVERY MONTH!! Our Electric co would read every other month, then as a cost saving move they fired a lot of readers and our meter reading was often estimated for two or three months in a row.. Yeah, that would cause a few heated calls to to POCO when the corrected billing happened..
As far as POCO "limiting" the power through a smart meter, yeah, it may be possible.. They CAN shut off your power REMOTELY if you don't pay your bill! They are supposed to be able to directly be addressable remotely once all of the smart grid infrastructure is in place..
