Pepco and BGE Talk About a Smart Meter Opt-Out
Electric companies consider offering opt-out policies for smart meters—but not for free.
Making room for a potential customer opt-out from smart meters, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Pepco, and Delmarva Power outlined potential opt-out plans at a recent public hearing on the topic, according to a Maryland Gazette report by Sara Blumberg. BGE executives proposed a plan that would let customers pay their way out of the program. But those who want to keep their existing, analog meters would have to pay a $50 one-time fee. Plus they'd get a monthly fee—anwhere from $10 to $60—Wayne Harbaugh, director of pricing and regulator services at BGE said during the Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing Tuesday, the Gazette reported. As electric companies move forward in their efforts to install smart meters in homes and businesses …
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George Karadimas
7:18 am on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Bailey..........it is called acting with forethought! Do your research regarding the Smart GRID/Meter by reading industry articles! It becomes clear that the mandate is GRAB the Stimulus Money NOW and we will figure it out somehow in the long run! and all will come out in the wash! And.............The ratepayers will suffer the consequences and foot the Bill! more ›