I just had my smart meter installed and I see obvious advantages. No longer does someone have to come to read my meter and find my gate locked. Duke Energy will be able to tell if I have lossed power and if it has been restored. I am supposed to be able to see my daily usage on my phone but that doesn’t seem to be available yet. I don’t see any downside. You can opt out but it is expensive.
Reading your smart meter
Smart meters provide daily, hourly and average energy usage information that you can view by logging into the Duke Energy website through the My Account portal or by downloading the Duke Energy app. Learn more about how to access your usage information online.
Kilowatt-hour consumption information is transmitted at regular intervals from your smart meter through an encrypted network for billing and reliability purposes. Customer identifying information – such as names and addresses – is not stored in the smart meter or transmitted across the network. The smart meter sends only your energy consumption information and meter identification number to Duke Energy.
Duke Energy Carolina customers will have the option of saying ‘no’ to having new smart meters installed on their homes. … Those customers will have to pay a one-time fee of $150 and an additional $11.75 per month
See https://www.duke-energy.com/our-company/about-us/smart-grid/smart-meter/smart-services
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 11:00:27 -0500
From: Elliot Cramer
Subject: smart meter