I think we might have just gotten one of these at our house... I don't trust it. The analog meter was much better - with this one they can manipulate how much 'electricity' you're using and there isn't anything you can do about it.
@tastypotato that is not really the case, the billing charges are done at the Utility not at the meter, they cannot change your usage, same as analog this device read the current usage and subtract that from your previous reading and get what was your usage for that period of time and send it to the utility. Once it is there the utility billing software will multiply that for your Watt/rate and that is your bill. They can manipulate your rate yes, but that is the case with any meter, Analog, digital, paper, or smoke signals since all that is done at the Utility.
This device just automate the process so you can get a reading every minute if you want instead of once a month and once this data is available you can use software to display it in a computer or a in home display and make inform decisions about when and for long use your power.
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I think we might have just gotten one of these at our house... I don't trust it. The analog meter was much better - with this one they can manipulate how much 'electricity' you're using and there isn't anything you can do about it.
@tastypotato that is not really the case, the billing charges are done at the Utility not at the meter, they cannot change your usage, same as analog this device read the current usage and subtract that from your previous reading and get what was your usage for that period of time and send it to the utility. Once it is there the utility billing software will multiply that for your Watt/rate and that is your bill. They can manipulate your rate yes, but that is the case with any meter, Analog, digital, paper, or smoke signals since all that is done at the Utility.
This device just automate the process so you can get a reading every minute if you want instead of once a month and once this data is available you can use software to display it in a computer or a in home display and make inform decisions about when and for long use your power.
@maturola
I'm not listening to you!
*dons tinfoil hat* :P