Are so-called "smart electric meters really smart? Accurate

[AMICUSVERITAS]

this ignoramus fails to note whether or not Los Angeles's utility consumers are using the same type of so -called smart meters that other utility consumers are forced to use.

[battleship62]

Blind leading the ignorant. the City of Los Angeles tests their elec meters to be a min 99.5% on the low side and 100.5% on the high side of accuracy. outside of that they fail the meter and replace it. the retarded public still dont want us to test their meter but would you pump fuel from a station that hasnt calibrated their pump in 40 or 60 or even 80 yrs? dont be so retatded.

[AMICUSVERITAS]

According to some of PGE's own utility meter readers, their own employees don't even trust these meters. Some of their own employees don't want these so-called smart meters in their own homes!

Are Americans aware of what happened in Canada when their utilities forcibly installed these so-called smart meters in Canadian homes?

[donyunger]

Respectfully just increasing a fear level based on no evidence. Some claims can be rejected because they R outright ignorant, cuz they claim the new meters can do the impossible. 1 could see an increase in there bills if the utility moved to a time of day rate structure & 1 uses a lot of power during peaks Get used to it folks cheap energy is a thing of the past & we all are going to have to monitor our use of it The future is not a place for the ignorant & lazy.

[CactusBobsPlace]

part 2: so with all the extra income the power co.is now billing ...I want a rate decrease ! ....do you think i will ever see it ?

[CactusBobsPlace]

Don't fall into the "blame game" trap . no mater if it's an "R" or a"D" next to there name all of them ARE THE SAME ! we are stuck , get used to it ! the meters have one purpose to measure you power use . the new meters do a great job of it (most of the time to good ) the old wattmeters would slow down as they got old and people got used to the lower bills ..these do not, and work properly up to the day they don't work at all ...

[DOLRED]

The political statement regarding this electric meter is stupid.

[eviladm1n]

Put on your tinfoil hat.

[JoshMcGrath98]

my last two bills have been over 500 bucks EACH since they installed this crooked meter. On my old, brand new installed disc meter, my bill never was over 325...EVER. ONCOR can DIE

[CaptainMacNasty]

Interesting how this video makes bizarre accusations against Democratic leadership for a utility industry metering initiative promoted by the GOP.

[bigdogphoto]

A tyrannical government could issue carbon ration cards, they already want to tax the air we breath. The ultimate government goal, in my opinion, is rationing. Dept of Energy also required the ability to remotely shut off your power.The utility company may have a goal of implementing a mind numbing, complex, tiered pricing model that will extract the maximum profit from the uninformed customer. How else do you extract more profits from a relatively fixed customer base?

[pacificcresttrans]

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[RODALCO2007]

They are designed to extract more money out of your pockets to charge excessive rates between 8 and 10 AM and 6 and 9 PM, you will not benefit from any cheaper rates than on the old flat rate mechanical meter.

[MrHillDo]

Once I got a smart meter my bill went from $70 up to $130!