The only reason that it (allegedly) takes an average of over 25 minutes and (allegedly) an average of over 7.5 miles for a meter reader is because THEY changed the business model (to save themselves money).
If the model stayed the same (human meter readers), it would take an average of a minute and a few hundred feet (at most) between houses. THEY changed the business model, therefore the cost increase is THEIR FAULT, not YOURS.
If they want to change the business model, THEY should pay the costs, not you.
And since the cost of human meter readers was ALWAYS baked into the cost of energy, that (small) cost should not be charged AGAIN to you. It's already in your bill. (Unless, of course, they can show where the monthly rate went DOWN after they installed the meters.)
Hate to say it, but the real losers were the utilities employees who have been replaced. All hail automation and cheaper solutions. And who gives a shit about smart meter risks! Get on board!!!!!!!!!
Pretty misleading, when they manually read meters they did it house to house. A couple of minutes per house and a fraction of a mile of travel. Actual cost was pennies.
Seems to me reading a meter is the cost of doing business. Not a responsibility of the consumer. Next they will want you to pay a separate fee for the checkout line, oh they don’t put enough checkers at the register to cull you into self checkout at the same price. Next they will just add the waiter and staff fee to your restaurant bill. Oops too late….
We have bought into the self serve or pay society in a big way.
When I was young they pumped your gas checked the oil and cleaned your windshield at the gas station. Does that happen anywhere anymore?
Item (6) is incorrectly defined as "(5) + (6)". It should be "(4) + (5)" . If they can't even figure that out, it should be an easy court decision in your favor.
Here are the problems with smart meters: they catch houses on fire and can possibly do it on command (Paradise and Maui — would not put it past them. They don't like what you posted, send a signal, oops, your smart meter overloads, burns your home down on command); they can spy on you revealing when people are home and when they are not; they enable electric companies to charge based on what time you use electricity (higher rates in afternoons) instead of just total usage for the month; they can put out harmful amounts of RF (radio frequency microwave radiation) that can harm children, adults and pets whereas the old analog meters were radiation-free. There used to be lots of videos on YouTube of smart meter catching fire and burning down homes and businesses. These were removed. You can still find them on other platforms like Rumble I believe.
So ... take those totals and divide by how many houses were serviced in one hour to come up with YOUR cost-per-house basis. If it takes (at most) 2 minutes to read one house, and 60 minutes in an hour, that's 30 houses (minimum) per hour serviced. $28.29/30 = $0.94 per house.
Here's one defense against this 'math' ---
The only reason that it (allegedly) takes an average of over 25 minutes and (allegedly) an average of over 7.5 miles for a meter reader is because THEY changed the business model (to save themselves money).
If the model stayed the same (human meter readers), it would take an average of a minute and a few hundred feet (at most) between houses. THEY changed the business model, therefore the cost increase is THEIR FAULT, not YOURS.
If they want to change the business model, THEY should pay the costs, not you.
And since the cost of human meter readers was ALWAYS baked into the cost of energy, that (small) cost should not be charged AGAIN to you. It's already in your bill. (Unless, of course, they can show where the monthly rate went DOWN after they installed the meters.)
Thanks 🙏, I’m saving this.
Hate to say it, but the real losers were the utilities employees who have been replaced. All hail automation and cheaper solutions. And who gives a shit about smart meter risks! Get on board!!!!!!!!!
Sarc, of course ; )
yeah the meter readers who had to actually read the meters
Can't you read your own meter and submit it through their ghey web portal?
I used to have to do that because the meters were in the basement...
I suggested that at the informal meeting last week. I also suggested transmitting by phone.
Pretty misleading, when they manually read meters they did it house to house. A couple of minutes per house and a fraction of a mile of travel. Actual cost was pennies.
Seems to me reading a meter is the cost of doing business. Not a responsibility of the consumer. Next they will want you to pay a separate fee for the checkout line, oh they don’t put enough checkers at the register to cull you into self checkout at the same price. Next they will just add the waiter and staff fee to your restaurant bill. Oops too late…. We have bought into the self serve or pay society in a big way. When I was young they pumped your gas checked the oil and cleaned your windshield at the gas station. Does that happen anywhere anymore?
Item (6) is incorrectly defined as "(5) + (6)". It should be "(4) + (5)" . If they can't even figure that out, it should be an easy court decision in your favor.
Here are the problems with smart meters: they catch houses on fire and can possibly do it on command (Paradise and Maui — would not put it past them. They don't like what you posted, send a signal, oops, your smart meter overloads, burns your home down on command); they can spy on you revealing when people are home and when they are not; they enable electric companies to charge based on what time you use electricity (higher rates in afternoons) instead of just total usage for the month; they can put out harmful amounts of RF (radio frequency microwave radiation) that can harm children, adults and pets whereas the old analog meters were radiation-free. There used to be lots of videos on YouTube of smart meter catching fire and burning down homes and businesses. These were removed. You can still find them on other platforms like Rumble I believe.
So ... take those totals and divide by how many houses were serviced in one hour to come up with YOUR cost-per-house basis. If it takes (at most) 2 minutes to read one house, and 60 minutes in an hour, that's 30 houses (minimum) per hour serviced. $28.29/30 = $0.94 per house.