“Right up there with smart tvs and gaming consoles being able to see and hear what’s going on in your home.”
Actually, when your local utility company controls your thermostats that is beyond info gathering.
Many if not most Californicator homes in PG&E’s control, have smart meters. PG&E can use them to shut off our power when one of their secret math calculations tells them to shut off your/our power.
> smart meters. PG&E can use them to shut off our power
I would think that all remote-read (”cell” data connection) meters have had remote shutoff the whole time.
There are legitimate uses for that. Like if you don’t pay your bill.
Try to have a plan B.