“I do not want on the other hand, control or any restriction on my usage if I have the money to pay for it”.
One of many reasons for smart grid tech. For our local coop, the ability to randomly shut customers down during high usage and thus high cost times should generate savings by shifting usage to low cost time of day versus high usage during high cost hours.
OTOH, if there was not a “war on coal” and other EPA stupidity, we wouldn’t have to worry about peak hours of usage for a while.
“For our local coop, the ability to randomly shut customers down during high usage and thus high cost times should generate savings”
I understand - but I’d rather control my energy usage during peak times rather than have it controlled for me. With smart grid tech they can bill me more at certain times of the day rather than shut me off.... my choice.