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This is what I would want to know-
Everyone is charged a rate for their electricity usage by the kilowatt-hour. That rate is a flat rate no matter the time of the day. Yet technically the energy should be cheaper to you at 2AM than 2PM because of the decreased usage and load. Now I would be interested if, for example, these smart meters could pull down data from the energy company and log your usage not just by kilowatt-hour but also timestamp that usage. Then when it sends that data back to the power company, you bill reflects lower costs for usage during the midnight hours, thus enticing people to maybe put things like laundry on a timer.
Of course, it's all going to balance out in the end, and it's all still pointless.
I agree about more incentives for solar power and solar heat in the home. If you live in CA, NV, TX, AZ... the amount of energy hitting the roof of your house every hour of the day is enormous. No reason not to harness it.
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