"Who's going to pay for it... you the customer" I don't imagine that it will take them very long to amortize that investment considering the reduction in workforce...mainly meter readers, but office personnel as well. I expect the data will go directly from reader/storage to processing computers eliminating a lot of steps along the way AND a lot of jobs.
--- In [email protected], "Paul Plack" <pl...@...> wrote: > > Sounds to me like having a friend in the shop at PG&E will come in handy when > it's time to build short-hop links or a portable event repeater! - 73, Paul > AE4KR > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: skipp025 > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:02 AM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] PG&E Smart Meter Program > > > > For those of us out here on the West (Left) Coast... PG&E > our Electricity Provider has started their Smart Meter > program, where the meter reading will now be done by RF > Communications. > > I had concerns about the equipment causing interference > so I called and received the following information. > > RF Frequency Range of operation 450-470 MHz > FSK Modulation > Power Out - reported 100 to 300 mW, 200mW typical. > Reporting Time - once every 4 to 6 hours. > > Who's going to pay for it... you the customer. > > cheers, > s. >
