Utility companies could allow customers to see how much
power, gas they are using. San Diego Gas & Electric even
supports Google’s PowerMeter. Microsoft Hohm uses Smart
Meter data to help you save energy.
PG&E lets SmartMeter customers check their usage power, gas
online. You can see how it varies from day to day and
compare your usage with others. Seeing your energy use and
cost in real time allows you to adjust your lifestyle to
reduce your power bill. Some PG&E smartmeters are made by
Landis+Gyr. These show how much power you are using right
now. SmartMeter technology can also give customers access to
new electric pricing plans like the PG&E SmartRate summer
pricing plan. If you use less electricity from 2-7 pm, on no
more than 15 of the hottest summer days, you will be charged
less.
A SmartMeter can alert PG&E or other utility companies if
there is a power outage, so the power can be restored faster
than before. In the future, a Home Area Network (HAN) will
allow you to automate your energy use and take advantage of
special variable time pricing plans to help you save money.
Power is measured in kilowatt hours (kwH). If you leave a
100 watt light bulb on for 1 hour a day, for 30 days, you
will have used 100 watts x 30 hours = 3000 watt hours = 3
kwH.
In the San Francisco Bay Area most PG&E customers have
tiered energy pricing (E1 Residential Pricing plan) that
starts at 12 cents, but jumps to 14, 29 cents, 40 cents and
40 cents as you use more power. With a smart meter you know
how much you are using. You can sign up for alerts via phone
or email that tell you when your are entering a more
expensive energy tier.
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