Oppositions and Concerns
Most opposition and concerns have centered on smart meters and the items (such as remote control, remote disconnect, and variable rate pricing) enabled by them. Where opposition to smart meters is encountered, they are often marketed as "smart grid" which connects smart grid to smart meters in the eyes of opponents. Specific points of opposition or concern include:
- consumer concerns over privacy, e.g. use of usage data by law enforcement
- social concerns over "fair" availability of electricity
- concern that complex rate systems (e.g. variable rates) remove clarity and accountability, allowing the supplier to take advantage of the customer
- concern over remotely-controllable "kill switch" incorporated into most smart meters
- social concerns over Enron style abuses of information leverage
- concerns over giving the government mechanisms to control the use of all power using activities
- concerns over RF emissions from smart meters
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