Marcella, this whole thing with “smart meters” has to do with UN Agenda 21. The aim of those is to enable the power companies/govt to be able to control the citizens’ power usage.
This is very insidious and is only a very small, but significant outrage being fostered by the UN et al. They are seeking to put into place their program by ignorant acceptance at the grass roots level.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2863065/posts
Post 128 of the Action Thread is a summary of the history of Agenda 21, “what they are doing”, “what to do about it” and a good bibliography for further reading.
From the post 128 on Smart Meters:
SMART METERS – These are being installed in some Oklahoma communities. These meters are capable of SHUTTING OFF your power. Appliances have been developed that will talk to the meter and will shut you down if it decides you are using too much electricity. They are laying the infrastructure. Guess what they will be requiring us to do in the future? That’s right...buy those appliances. Some who were at the meeting urged that if they try to put you on a smart meter, GET LEGAL ADVICE, hire an electrician, and tell the electricity company to come and get their meter.
Yes, I read a thread on that. Fridges are the first appliances to have that “something extra” in them that a utility company can use to turn down the power a fridge can get. The book/movie, 1984, is coming true.
I bought my fridge in 2003 and keep a repair policy on it so it doesn't cost me a fortune if it needs to be repaired. I don't want a new fridge.