Imagine if the same burden were placed on the right to speak freely, or vote? You wouldn't be up in arms over it?

Wrong reply.

I never thought in a million years I’d ever say this… but I want National Grid back!!!! This PPL “RI Energy” are the biggest bunch of blood thirsty scam artists intent on sucking every last dime from the state’s residents.

None really

And there’s people who want to remove these laws????????????

Don’t jinx us, dude come on.

I don’t know friend, but it’s really keeping my husband and I from having kids. I can’t justify bringing children into a world that’s literally burning, run by politicians who couldn’t give a fuck, and has the risk of them getting shot at school.

I’m good with my bloodline ending with me.

We have no choice in it at all it seems

Sun-tzu: If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not split and reevaluate.

Anything that makes my care MORE identifiable is an L.

Trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible.

That's....not Murphy's law.

Besides, waiting for stuff to break then scrambling a crew for one-off emergency repairs is going to end up being way more expensive than methodically sending crews through each neighborhood to swap out meters.

edit: doing some math, this will amount to a cost of $380/meter to replace. There's no way an emergency break fix visit will be remotely that cheap. You'd be hard pressed to source parts that cheap, let alone the labor of getting an electrician to install them, and ignoring the cost and hassle of losing power when the old meter unexpectedly fails. Beyond that, the smart meters will be cheaper to read since it requires no time on site, not even a drive-by wireless read like ~50% of the meters have now.

> Why do we have to pay for their burdens??? Makes no sense.

You're not sure why a business should charge enough to cover the costs of delivering their product?

Are you over at Wickford Appliance insisting that they sell appliances at a loss and remodel their stores with imaginary money from somewhere other than their customers?

Good times.

California shuts down entire meters in the summer?

The two-way communication in these new meters will help eliminate emergency blackouts by matching demand more quickly.

Meter: begins spinning so fast that it overheats and burns your house down

> I can't think of a single meter-based choice I've made.

So if you're unconcerned with monitoring or reducing your energy usage, the smart meter might be of limited use to you.

But for other people, it would be like an energy metering smart plug, but for the whole house. Could help monitor (and reduce) your energy consumption in real time, rather than being surprised at the end of the month by some erratic usage.

Unless someone is out there with a stopwatch timing their meter spinning, in which case this wouldn't add any functionality.

I wish I had an award to give you

Do you have any sources on meth use in RI? I know that there were a couple of big bust on dealers from out of state recently, but my understanding was that RI has been pretty insulated from meth compared to opioids.

I couldn't find any recent reports.

I always appreciate the sun reminding me where I’m at, just in case I’ve forgotten

Great shot btw!

Don't our monthly bills with 9 different upcharges cover this cost. Pretty sure if you were to ask why they charge what they do they would say infrastructure and equipment maintenance, upkeep and replacement.

Remember when they told us they wouldn't raise rates? That was funny.

Animal shelters?

I can't think of a single meter-based choice I've made.

What, would it send me an app message when I hit a threshold? I already get a lovely e-mail telling me how much higher my electric usage is vs. my neighbors because I have electric appliances (shocked pikachu face).

That's RI for you. I'm still willing to pay. Guess the state doesn't care about the extra revenue.

I was waking down Lyon Ave the other evening and came across 12 without looking. They get thrown from cars no doubt. Awful.

Thank you. I think the higher renewal fee is what turned me off years ago. I understand an initial fee for a custom print, but after that it should cost the same as everyone else. There's no extra work involved for renewal.