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by LsFarm » Mon. Mar. 12, 2012 1:04 pm
Why would the power companies spend millions of dollars to swap out with new meters, trash the old meters, set up a wireless system to monitor home electric use? the ONLY reason that makes sense is that they can sell the tidbits of info to other consumer-related marketers. And maybe tie into the police and monitor what you are doing
this is just more big brother stuff.
Will someone find a link to this resistive vs reactive crap?? I understand a load, a resistance, causing a amperage or current to be created, and multiply this times the voltage, times the number of hours and come up with KWH.. but what the FFFFK is reactive??
Do I need to rearange my steady loads, like my freezers, the refridgerator etc on the two 110v leads so that each side of the incoming 220 is equally loaded on average?? is this what you are talking about??
So I need to measure the load on each FFDDKKing breaker in my box and then unclip 'em and make sure they are loading both sides of the 220 eaqually??
A 30.06 round through the meter is sounding more and more attractive. I think about the amount of money the power company has taken from me over the last 50 years.. and I just spiral into the stratosphere..
It's not like I can choose to have a smart meter, or not.. or choose to have DTE instead or Consumers Power, or XYZ power company,, I'm trapped into having this rippoff, poorly maintained, low voltage crappy run company that won't trim trees, won't hook up new transformers, but gladly charge me more for my service, even though I've changed nothing in my energy use over the last three years..
I understood the bills going up while all the saws an drills were running while the house was being rebuilt.. and I also expect to pay for using the aircompressor and the lifts in the shop,, I factor that in when I quote a job..
And I closely watched the KWH use when I brought my new kitchen online but NOTHING makes sense but the FSSJJG meter is reading 'ghost' KW's.
I wonder how long it will take for them to come and 'inspect' my meter if I shield it with lead and foil???
When the power goes out, what $$$#%$#$^ difference does it make if the power company knows in say 15 seconds,, or 15 minutes that the power is out?? Do you think they don't know from the substations' load dropping?? When it takes on average 16 hours to fix a power outage what the hell difference is 15 minutes??
Just get me my standard meter back.. the one that gives me $120 dollar monthly bills..
This raditaion is making me grumpy.. and oh hell neverming.
Greg L
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