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Hell Toupee[_4_]

On 5/21/2012 11:45 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:02 -0400, wrote:

A smart METER cannot load shed - it cannot selectively control loads.
A "smart center" can. We don't have them yet in Ontario, and I can't
see them coming for quite some time as they will rquire TOTAL RETROFIT
of EVERY service panel to make them work. The electrical utility won't
pay for it - and no provinvial government that mandates the homeowner
pays for it will EVER be re-elected.

You are right, the meter has nothing to do with load sheading. I had
that in my condo for a while and it involves a sealed control box that
intercepts your feeds to the selected equipment.
They installed for free but when they stopped the program they
abandoned the equipment in place and I would have had to pay to have
it removed.
The HVAC guys ripped it out when I replaced the A/C unit.

Our local utility has offered that as an option for decades. If you
join the program, they install the switch on your a/c unit. It cycles
the a/c off and on at 15-20 minute intervals. In return, you get a 15%
discount on your electric bill from June through September. During
peak demand (10-15 days a year), they remotely activate the switches

As for all the fearmongering about smart meters and their mythical
health effects, it's hard to take that seriously when the very people
screeching about it don't. The majority of them think nothing about
using their cellphones and other radio frequency-employing convenience
devices. As for the supposed privacy issues, public and private
organizations already have access to so much household and personal
data, it wouldn't make much difference. Your local utility can provide
you with a spreadsheet showing energy consumption by household so you
can compare your usage to your neighbors. Smart meters would only
fine-tune the data by plotting usage against time.