> Why not just use one of them? Because you don't want your electricity meter to have the ability to be remotely-instructed to disconnect your electricity supp

> Why not just use one of them? Because you don't want your electricity meter to have the ability to be remotely-instructed to disconnect your electricity supply, and you don't want your electricity meter to have the ability to record fine-grained data about your electricity usage patterns, which it is required to store for 13 months, and which you can't actually know for sure isn't sent off remotely even if you opt out of that. I am interested in having a device in my home telling me how much electricity I'm using in real-time, but not if it comes bundled with a load of surveillance and the ability to remotely disconnect my supply.