Oh my gosh, this explains so much. I always check my electric bill and usage online. And I always wondered how they are able to break down which appliances are costing what. Lighting, food storage, cooling, cooking, hot water, and other. They know about it all.
Neisha, you can relax and enjoy your meter because your electric meter can only measure the amount of electricity your are using. It can’t tell if you are using a specific devise like an electric toothbrush like this guy says. That statement is not true. It can only measure the amount of electricity you are using. The so-called smart meter lets the power company monitor the amount of power being used and doesn’t need someone to read the meter each month. They have been using these on large apartment houses for years. The electric bill has always been something that tips off the police to pot growing houses that use lights to grow the plants. Those lights use a huge amount of power. The power company is controlled by the Public Utilities Commission, PUC. You have no choice in the matter. We have one. The radio waves are no different than a cell phone.
With the new "smart appliances" the utility company will know what you are using. Smart metering will turn every single appliance into the equivalent of a transmitting cell phone. That’s every dishwasher, microwave oven, stove, washing machine, clothes dryer, air conditioner, furnace, refrigerator, freezer, coffee maker, TV, computer, printer, and fax machine. The average U.S. home has over 15 such appliances, each of which would be equipped with a transmitting antenna. While older models can be retrofitted, General Electric (GE) and other appliance manufacturers are already putting transmitters into their latest designs, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is already giving out tax credits. All transmitters inside your home will communicate with a Smart Meter attached to the outside. In addition, the meters and the antennas will act as transceivers, allowing both you via mobile phone or computer -- and take note: your utility company -- to remotely control your appliances.
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I already have a SMART METER. Gulp.
Quietly tell me what I need to do now....softly. Shhhh...(this is going complicate quite a number of plans I had in place.)
Oh my gosh, this explains so much. I always check my electric bill and usage online. And I always wondered how they are able to break down which appliances are costing what. Lighting, food storage, cooling, cooking, hot water, and other. They know about it all.
Neisha, you can relax and enjoy your meter because your electric meter can only measure the amount of electricity your are using. It can’t tell if you are using a specific devise like an electric toothbrush like this guy says. That statement is not true. It can only measure the amount of electricity you are using. The so-called smart meter lets the power company monitor the amount of power being used and doesn’t need someone to read the meter each month. They have been using these on large apartment houses for years. The electric bill has always been something that tips off the police to pot growing houses that use lights to grow the plants. Those lights use a huge amount of power. The power company is controlled by the Public Utilities Commission, PUC. You have no choice in the matter. We have one. The radio waves are no different than a cell phone.
Bob
I heard they can tell if you are using CFL or incandescent lamps and will issue fines to people who use incandescents after they are outlawed.
"You can relax and enjoy your meter". I really LOL'd.
Yeah, Neisha! Right now I am cracking up, too! So, so funny! Really laughing out loud right now.
With the new "smart appliances" the utility company will know what you are using. Smart metering will turn every single appliance into the equivalent of a transmitting cell phone. That’s every dishwasher, microwave oven, stove, washing machine, clothes dryer, air conditioner, furnace, refrigerator, freezer, coffee maker, TV, computer, printer, and fax machine.
The average U.S. home has over 15 such appliances, each of which would be equipped with a transmitting antenna. While older models can be retrofitted, General Electric (GE) and other appliance manufacturers are already putting transmitters into their latest designs, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is already giving out tax credits.
All transmitters inside your home will communicate with a Smart Meter attached to the outside.
In addition, the meters and the antennas will act as transceivers, allowing both you via mobile phone or computer -- and take note: your utility company -- to remotely control your appliances.
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