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I don't see much coming out of this other than giving more ammo to the refuseniks ("they put in a device that charges me extra $!") While I personally don't hav
by NateLawson 17y ago
I don't see much coming out of this other than giving more ammo to the refuseniks ("they put in a device that charges me extra $!") While I personally don't have a problem with remote power monitoring, I don't think these devices should allow remote shutoff.
- tptacek 17y agoThe ROI on these devices is spectacular; they drastically reduce truck rolls. They're obviously going to happen. Without getting into treacherous water, I can also point out that control loops with remote meters are a major part of what the win DOE thinks it will get from the "smart grid": customers will be able to check boxes on their bills to enter into contracts that reduce their usage during peak periods, allowing the power companies to allocate more efficiently. Having attended a NIST/EPRI workshop, plug-in electric vehicles (on the buy side) and SOHO-scale renewable generators (on the sell side) seemed to be top of mind. To make these systems all work the way NIST/EPRI seems to want them to, you need more than just a continuous feed of usage data.