Comment Re:One thing of note (Score 1) 222
1st. "Smart" grid is all about the power companies being able to TURN OFF YOUR POWER. Ok? Everyone should know and understand that simple fact mmkay?
Its being Smart, because we are maxed out on power gen capability and $4.5Billion is easier to spend on control, than on MORE POWER.
2nd. The half-dozen companies building the things are all using different proprietary technologies.
3rd. They are all closed systems.
4th. They are NOT secure. People here should know better than the accept at face value that these things are secure. They are all either WiFi