I would also prefer an economic incentive like this.
It may be that its is politically impossible to make such a major conservation-encouraging change in CA electricity billing right now, so they are doing what is feasible.
It may also be that the remote meter control feature deals with a different issue, which is local power shortages during brief periods of extreme demand.
When you think about it, the issue of emergency local power shortages and the issue of overall electricity conservation are not the same.
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Originally Posted by gmeteer
I say keep the gov't out of our houses. Instead, let the market dictate power usage with incentives to reduce usage or penalties to discourage overuse. An average to the market single family house gets so many kilowatts per year at a flat rate. Less than that usage gets an incentive to save more, energy hogs or familys of few people rattling around in 4,000 sf grand mansions get the hose. That is a sure and fair learning curve.
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