If you're inclined to read the ins and outs about the costs and benefits of energy saving appliances, I just ran across an article that might be of interest about the cost of smart meters.This article says that while the question of what a smart meter costs would seem to be simple, in fact it's not. The answer it seems is every lawyer's favorite: it depends.
The article goes on to discuss what it depends upon. It's kind of detailed and jargony, and even has a chart (that you can click on to enlarge).
This reminded me about another article I found (weeks ago) suggesting that smart meters actually weren't smart.
This one focuses on Ontario (significant? not sure) and also goes into somewhat detailed explanations with charts.
Conclusion about the worth of smart meters: I guess it depends, unless you live in Ontario?
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I operate a small site aggregating smart meter news sourced from New Zealand. NZ's smart meter rollout is unregulated (there are voluntary standards developed in consultation with retailers, lines companies and generators) and unsubsidized.
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Although some early trials offered in-home displays, no full scale roll-out I know of is offering in-home displays. Also, no roll-out I know of is offering any HAN functionality. Some customer roll-outs do have HAN capability via a plug in module should a supply party decide to add it at a later stage.
Thanks for the additional information. And sorry I haven't replied sooner. For some reason, Blogger has failed to inform me of comments for months now.
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