So is the main deal with a smart electric meter that the provider can turn off power remotely?
Talk about a misinformation rabbit hole trying to look this up. 🤦♀️
@yogapaddlerun no, the main reason is so they can just drive by & get a meter reading without stopping at every house, walking to the meter & writing the reading in a notebook.
even with an old fashioned meter they can cut off your power remotely
@redenigma They can read mine remotely with the meter I have. But they do have to drive by.
@yogapaddlerun @redenigma Some can send the data back on the power line, and some can send via loRaWAN, saves the driving.
@b4cks4w @redenigma I’m imagining these devices can tell what kinds of devices are drawing power at any given interval. But not seeing documentation anywhere.
@yogapaddlerun @b4cks4w @redenigma
Nah. That's like thinking your water meter can tell when you're running the bath rather than the washing machine.
Electricity doesn't come in flavors.
@mcfate @yogapaddlerun @redenigma
My electric co. sends a monthly home energy report with a histogram breaking out Heating, water heating, Kitchen, etc.
All guessed from the gross amperage and time of day. They would need to meter at the devices and/or breakers.
I could install wattbugs or pretty cheap amp meters to get a better sense of the power bill. But that's a different rabbit hole.
@b4cks4w I get that too. Both electric and natural gas.