Some utilities are forced to charge a fixed price per kilowatt for generation to foster pricing competition. Distribution and maintenance is also fixed pricing. For those utilities, it seems to me that the smart meter cannot be used to benefit these customers so afflicted.
axil On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> They should display the current (pun intended) rate so that you can >> personally choose to shed load or wash a load of clothes. >> > > They don't, but the power company sends you a magnetic sticker for the > refrigerator showing the rates and times of day, which is just as good. I > guess you could ask for another to stick on the dryer. > > It is a cute sticker. I cannot find an image of it. > > I found that a group of people thinks smart meters are making them sick: > > http://www.stopsmartmetersgeorgia.org/ > > They say this is caused by the radio transmission from the meters. These > transmissions last about 1 s per day, so I doubt there is a problem. I do > worry a little about WiFi in the house. Our WiFi transmitter is right next > to where my wife works all day. I should move it. > > - Jed > >
