A company wouldn’t invest money in deploying a device that saved their customers money. They just wouldn’t.
And the US Government scrapes taxes off of dollars spent on your electric bill. They wouldn’t endorse it either.
Those smart meters suck in everyway.
Imagine those 4000 customers who stayed with the old meters when the power grid is taxed and the new smart meters are remotely shut down. Yep, I like the old meters more every day... For those of you who have the new meters, Thanks for dropping the load when I need it!