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“I cannot understand why there is this fear of the smart meter.”

It is the key to charging different rates per KWH depending upon time of day. The goal, thanks to all the roadblocks created by communists enviro-wackos, is to offset the under capacity caused by not building new power generating facilities in a country with a growing population.

If they can, using the Obama Nudge, force you to use high demand appliances in off hours or anytime of high demand, they can mask the fact they deliberately under built generating facilities.

There is some merit to load balancing but this is a method to force you to make the “right choice” via significantly higher energy costs during times of high demand.

I work for CenterPoint but not familiar enough with the electrical side of the business. I do know that the new smart meters will allow for better monitoring of the electrical use especially for emergency power outages. Centerpoint wants to sale electricity to make money and by installing the smart meters it will eliminate a lot of meter reading. Also I would look for this to happen with gas distribution meters in the future also.The meter is owned by CenterPoint, they could just shut the juice off but if I know CenterPoint they will just go on to the next person and leave them alone for a while. Also CenterPoint will not allow us to carry firearms in our company trucks, I do think they need to adjust that policy because they lost a lineman a couple of years ago who was robbed and shot while making a call. Of course in this case you just leave that is what I would have done, but once you get the smart meter you will not see the electric man at your house unless the meter needs repairing. Your humble CenterPoint servant:)

“There is some merit to load balancing but this is a method to force you to make the “right choice” via significantly higher energy costs during times of high demand.”

I have a rather elaborate load balancing meter in my home (it is my load balancing meter, not the utilities), but I control it and set it how I want it. Not the same of course as these environazi’s doing it.

That's life for a company under fascism. In return for a guaranteed market and guaranteed rate of return, the company gets ordered around from time to time and has to comply. Also, it's obliged to act as the heavy for the D.C. and State Dons.

No wonder they lobby so hard...