Energy companies have long been touting the implementation of smart power meters. These meters return more detailed energy usage data to the homeowner and to the power company. The power company can then adjust pricing during off-peak hours to incentivize homeowners to perform energy taxing tasks at those times.
"The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy estimates that U.S. households could cut their electricity use by as much as 12 percent and save as much as $35 billion over the next 20 years. That is if customers have context for the data that advanced metering can provide, they are shown how they can slash their power use and costs, and they are sufficiently motivated to change.
"The bottom line here is very simple: Smart meters in and of themselves are just not 'smart' enough to get the job done for consumers and our economy," said John A. "Skip" Laitner, the council's director of Economic and Social Analysis."
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