"Smart" Meters Not Necessary to Modernize the Electric Grid, Says a Major U.S. Utility

"While smart meters or AMI meters are often equated with grid modernization, Eversource does not see them as necessary.� In fact, the company says that it has found customers are not very interested in moderating energy use based on time-varying or dynamic rates."

"Most Residential Customers Do Not Have Sufficient Load to Shift to Benefit from a TVR Program"

So it was all a lie.

Lots of good stuff in this article:

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