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skysidhe · 12-11-2009, 10:33 AM

The place I lived just installed electrical smart meters.They are digital and suppose to save money but I am wondering for whom.

My kilowatt use for November was 74 and for December it jumped to 734. I have natural gas for heat and do not use any more electric than I ever have. That's a bill increase of $30 which includes a distribution charge increase of $9.

I looked them up on the web and see many complaints mainly from California where others are complaining a spike in their bills also but the oil and electric companies will deny they are overcharging and attribute it to something like seasonal weather or user error.

Does anyone else have a smart meter or digital meter running for either their electric or oil?

12-11-2009, 10:33 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Smart Meters The place I lived just installed electrical smart meters.They are digital and suppose to save money but I am wondering for whom. My kilowatt use for November was 74 and for December it jumped to 734. I have natural gas for heat and do not use any more electric than I ever have. That's a bill increase of $30 which includes a distribution charge increase of $9. I looked them up on the web and see many complaints mainly from California where others are complaining a spike in their bills also but the oil and electric companies will deny they are overcharging and attribute it to something like seasonal weather or user error. Does anyone else have a smart meter or digital meter running for either their electric or oil?