By DIANE LEE
Published: July 29, 2010
Published: July 29, 2010
"In six weeks (September) the utility company plans to start testing its first smart meters.
'Now the customer will have the ability to see their real time energy information. And when you give customers the ability to see their actual consumption, now they have the ability to engage and make decisions on their power usage,' said Donahoo.
He says customers will be able to access their usage through the Laurens Electric website.
Laurens Electric says eventually we'll even be able to hook up our appliances to the smart meters so we can know exactly how much we're spending on that load of laundry.
But that knowledge could come at a price. The rate structure will be changing.
'When electricity costs more during the day we'll charge you more and then when it costs less we'll charge you less,' said Donahoo."
'Now the customer will have the ability to see their real time energy information. And when you give customers the ability to see their actual consumption, now they have the ability to engage and make decisions on their power usage,' said Donahoo.
He says customers will be able to access their usage through the Laurens Electric website.
Laurens Electric says eventually we'll even be able to hook up our appliances to the smart meters so we can know exactly how much we're spending on that load of laundry.
But that knowledge could come at a price. The rate structure will be changing.
'When electricity costs more during the day we'll charge you more and then when it costs less we'll charge you less,' said Donahoo."
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