Posted on 10/05/2015 7:17:06 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
Unbeknownst to most of us, homes are now fitted with smart water meters, smart gas meters, and smart appliances that communicate with each other and with the “mother ship.”
Under the guise of climate change advocacy which pretends to save the planet from a non-existent anthropogenic global warming, people across the globe have been forced by utilities and their governments to accept smart meters as readers of their electricity consumption. I called these smart meters in my book, “U.N. Agenda 21: Environmental Piracy,” drones attached to our homes.
Smart meters are being deployed without debate and without the informed consent of homeowners. They inspect homes 24/7 through several pulses a minute and without a warrant, over-bill, cause home fires, result in environmental and health problems, are vulnerable to hacking, and data obtained from such smart meters are sold to third parties without homeowners’ consent.
Not all smart meters are evil.
I owned about 800 of them through my propane company and was mearly a way to not have to send a meter reader to manually read meters. The meters allowed me to cut costs and sell gas cheaper than my competitors.
I view propane as different from a power company or water dept. If I don’t like your smart meter, I can find another propane company. Not so with most power and water companies, which are either public entities or enjoy protected monopoly status.
True.
I especially dislike PG&E and their tactics / policies but see our local water company using remove meters simply to save labor / meter reading costs.
However I would class those meters more as “remote” meters as they don’t track hourly usage.
I’m not so sure smart meters are ‘smart’- or maybe they are (for the power co).
My electric bill is outrageous.
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