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Smart meters do all kinds of great things such as offer faster power outage detection & reporting,
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seriously ? cmon now , you sound like a shill. How often does your power go out ? I have a smart meter for awhile , it takes them the same time to fix power outs , and that only happens once a year... sounds like a waste of millions of dollars
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gives people more control over power consumption in cities where rates change based on the time of day, lets people optimize power consumption to reduce their bills,
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it was pretty damn easy to do that before , you go look at the meter, if its spinning faster , you are using more power , spinning slower, less power.. pretty easy to figure out.. the new "smart meter" doesn't show me anything that makes any sense..
The ONLY thing i have noticed "better" is i dont have to help tow the power guys truck out of my driveway every time they came to check the meter..
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and in California will be used as a part of the Smart Grid, a more efficient method of electricity delivery.
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i would be more impressed if it was called the "super smart grid"