". . . It also can remotely disconnect and reconnect service at the meter. . "
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The above is what I consider my main reason for resisting the change.
When the pamphlets came out with all the benefits to make the install in our area, there was the statement made by the power company they could turn off power when demands got too heavy or for other reason as necessary. Which is a control outside of customer choice.
My neighborhood is one of those handicapped, for whatever reason, whenever the wind blows we lose power. In bad storms we are the first to go down and the last to get restored, so my resistance to this plan is heightened by my past experiences and my impression of living in a third world country's fragile and unreliable power structure.
The company line is to say they'll only turn off power only when necessary, but it's hard to believe them when everybody lies. (House saying - TV show personality). I do not want my power to be entrusted to those who have shown evidence they are untrustworthy.
I took pictures last month of the latest upgrade (not) made to the infrastructure on the corner of my neighborhood. They cut down an old pole, but the portion holding all the wires was then strapped dangling from the new one.
http://i.imgur.com/FE2ec.jpg
Then lately just received a letter from the power company toting how they had been improving their service. *sigh*
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