Sky Vision Solutions, Feb 13, 2014 - "Northeast Utilities (NU) operates New England's largest utility system serving more than 3.6 million electric and natural gas customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
In a written submittal filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Northeast Utilities was highly critical of a proposed state plan that would require utilization of "advanced metering" or smart meters within the state of Massachusetts as part of an electrical grid modernization plan. In fact, the comments are quite remarkable in that they appear to reflect reality without undue political spin or bias. Let us hope that other utilities, public utility commissions, and politicians everywhere can soon come to similar unbiased conclusions that are based upon economic realities and reflect consumers' and societal best interests."
Highlights:
Overall Perspective - No Rational Basis for Smart Meter Mandate
"There is no rational basis for ...mandated implementation of [smart meters]."
"The [smart meter] technology choice is made although there is
no evidencethat this is a good choice for customers
.
"Many customers have a deep aversion to technology that links them to the 'grid' in a way that they perceive as an invasion of their privacy and/or detrimental to their health."
"There is no cost justification that can support the implementation of [smart meters].
"Meters do not reduce the number of outages; Therefore, it is not correct that advanced metering functionality is a 'basic technology platform' that must be in place before all of the benefits of grid modernization can be fully realized."
Smart Meter Technology May Soon Be Rendered Obsolete
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