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<blockquote data-quote="Terryl" data-source="post: 1004743" data-attributes="member: 369937"><p>I had a problem here in the states with them installing a so called "Smart" meter at my location, the only problem they had was trying to read it remotely, they still had to run a truck out to the gate to even get a reading, but it saved me from having to go down and open the gate to let the old meter read in to read the old one.</p><p></p><p>I did not notice any RFI from the new meter, but I did warn them that at sometimes I may be transmitting at or around 2 KW or RF power, it may affect their meter, I still haven been able to blow it off the wall yet.</p><p></p><p>Here the electrical utility company owns all equipment right down to the meter in the electrical panel, if there is a problem anywhere from the meter out to the pole they have to fix it at no charge to me.</p><p></p><p>One good thing I found out was that I could look at my daily, weekly, monthly and yearly electrical usage on line, this is a good thing as it can tell my if I left the lights on down in the shop.</p><p></p><p>If your worried about any spying or interference then just wrap the meter with aluminum foil or window screen and ground it.</p><p></p><p>I had originally budgeted for an "Off Grid" solar system, but I didn't like the idea of having to pork out for a new set of battery's every ten years of so, that would have been 10 to 20 K$ every set, so it didn't pan out.</p><p></p><p>I have replaced all incandescent bulbs with LED, that knocked the electric bill in half.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm now rambling on as I have had too much coffee, I will shut up and go back to browsing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terryl, post: 1004743, member: 369937"] I had a problem here in the states with them installing a so called "Smart" meter at my location, the only problem they had was trying to read it remotely, they still had to run a truck out to the gate to even get a reading, but it saved me from having to go down and open the gate to let the old meter read in to read the old one. I did not notice any RFI from the new meter, but I did warn them that at sometimes I may be transmitting at or around 2 KW or RF power, it may affect their meter, I still haven been able to blow it off the wall yet. Here the electrical utility company owns all equipment right down to the meter in the electrical panel, if there is a problem anywhere from the meter out to the pole they have to fix it at no charge to me. One good thing I found out was that I could look at my daily, weekly, monthly and yearly electrical usage on line, this is a good thing as it can tell my if I left the lights on down in the shop. If your worried about any spying or interference then just wrap the meter with aluminum foil or window screen and ground it. I had originally budgeted for an "Off Grid" solar system, but I didn't like the idea of having to pork out for a new set of battery's every ten years of so, that would have been 10 to 20 K$ every set, so it didn't pan out. I have replaced all incandescent bulbs with LED, that knocked the electric bill in half. I'm now rambling on as I have had too much coffee, I will shut up and go back to browsing. [/QUOTE]
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