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Originally Posted by rubicon

George please confirm this information because if it is true then we are all in a whole lot of trouble.

Central Florida Utility companies are all going to smart meters but I never heard that they were controlling thermostats, etc. but only reading them. They are so advanced that they can tell what a person is doing laundry, showering, etc

If people are offended by what the NSA is doing then what is suggested here is a whole lot more personal and invasive

rubicon - just had a smart meter put in up at our house in maine. it does enable the power company to control our thermostat besides have the ability to read it from the central office. they let us know that up-front and gave us the option to keep the 'old' meter and meter reader for an additional cost. we took the smart meter because it is a vacation house without central air and will not really impact our usage.

this would prob not be a prob for us in the villages since we are snowbirds - unless the duke threat of turning off our electricity is for real. am not gonna drive to fl just to let some utility worker in the house to change a meter!