Are the smart meters Nova Scotia Power wants to install on our houses smart enough?

Energy consultant Peter Ritchie claims the utility is dumbing down its tech upgrade so consumers won't conserve power.

January 19, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

Are smart meters Nova Scotia Power is proposing to install on every home over the next few years as smart as they should be? Will ratepayers get the best bang for their buck ($133 million to automate meter-reading and provide them with online read-outs of daily energy consumption), or is the utility missing an opportunity…

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