(B.N. Frank) Original utility analog meters lasted on average 40 years. Not “Smart” Meters and their grids. They have SO many issues associated with them including data collection errors. This often lead to customers paying higher bills. Another example of this was recently reported in Texas.
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The manager of the Texas electric grid said Wednesday that it should not be forced to fix a data error that increased electricity costs by millions of dollars and reprice a block of wholesale power sales because generators submit erroneous data so frequently it would have to adjust prices as often as once a day.
(AS OFTEN AS ONCE EVERY DAY!!)
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In its filing with the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT said it would be “imprudent” if it was forced to correct prices because on any given day the grid manager receives wrong information or data sent in error on power availability that affects wholesale prices. ERCOT said that it would cause increased price uncertainty and market instability if ERCOT were forced to reprice trades that move through the system.
(IMPRUDENT?)
Ed Hirs, an energy economist at the University of Houston, said ERCOT’s argument was astonishing for a regulator that has spent millions of dollars to build a computerized market model that prices power and measures capacity in 5 to 15 second intervals. ERCOT’s job is to create an orderly and reliable market, Hirs said, but the filing essentially described a built-in flaw that encourages any trickster to take advantage of it.
“This is a multi-billion enterprise that is unable and unwilling to repair mistakes,” he said. “How does it do its job?”
Well Ed, maybe its job is ripping off customers because they seem to be doing a bang-up job of that.
Reports keep being published about customers getting overbilled due to utility “Smart” Meter and Grid technology. Activist Post has reported about it as well:
- “Energy News” Reports Low-income Utility Customers in Illinois Could Be Paying More For Their Smart Meters. Why This Could Be Happening Elsewhere.
- Some Utility Companies Charging Customers For Extra Energy Needed to Operate “Smart” Meters. Is Yours?
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Unlike original analog meters, “Smart” Meters allow utility companies to collect, store, and analyze customers’ utility use data 24/7. Some even share (or sell) this data with 3rd parties. That’s why utility companies don’t want to give them up despite their many issues including fires, explosions, frequent replacement, and more. They simply pass the costs on to customers.
Activist Post reports regularly about “Smart” Meter issues and opposition. For more information, visit our archives and the following websites:
- Coalition to Stop Smart Meters
- EMF Safety Network
- InPowerMovement
- SmartMeterHarm
- StopSmartMeters.org
- Smart Grid Awareness
- Take Back Your Power
- Wireless Information Network
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In the ERCOT motion before the utilities commission discussed by Ed Hirs, the author takes the entire situation out of context. A generator, (Calpine) mistakenly sent the wrong availability signal, subtracting 4,000 MW of power off the grid, and the system did exactly as it should with prices going from ~$50 to $1400 per MW. For one 15 minute interval. It corrected that signal for the next and subsequent 15 minute intervals. But the damage was done to Aspire, the energy trader who lost a lot of money on the deal. It was no one’s fault really, just a simple error. Calpine was not gaming the system as is implied by the author, who clearly understands nothing about power utilities. ERCOT certainly could reprice that one 15 minute interval. But the challenge of that, and why they will not, is that it’s a tangled mess of responsibility that can only be resolved in arbitration or court. Which is why the rules, which Aspire has agreed to participate in the market under, say that Aspire must go to arbitration. But since they lost a lot of money, and because of the time value of money, Aspire tried to not follow the rules. Can’t blame them, and, if they could have gotten the interval repriced, they would have been made whole much quicker. However, it’s a difficult question for any Judge, as there was no malice in Calpine’s mistake, even though it cost Aspire a lot. Aspire has to take Calpine to arbitration, and court afterwards if needed. Calpine will most certainly not make Aspire entirely whole. They will argue that anyone who, through an automated trading system, makes a mistake that a human never would, (anyone would know that Calpine has never, and would never take that much generation offline in essentially an instant), is not operating prudently in their trading operation, and so Calpine should not be held liable. Aspire will argue the opposite, and each will probably end up feeling some pain. Certainly Calpine should, as their system should have safeguards that ensure a mistake like that cannot happen again, (also keep in mind, they lost money on the deal because of performance penalties).
The author completely misunderstands the entire event, and clearly does not understand competitive energy markets and how ERCOT works. Yet he goes on to attribute some kind of incompetence on the part of ERCOT. Why Ed Hirs, a person who works with an Oil and Gas Exploration and Production company, got involved in this discussion and claimed malfeasance on the part of ERCOT is questionable. Perhaps he has a vested interest with Aspire.
The second point in the article claims that utility companies collect data on consumers on usage. Really???? Duh. It’s called sending you your power bill each month. Of course they do. In my experience, I’ve seen utilities put in place a lot of safeguards to ensure customer data never gets in the hands of anyone outside of the utility. They would be in violation of laws in just about any state. Not saying it cannot happen, but, I seriously doubt it has. Smart meters do allow more data to be collected. Mostly right now that data is used to make it more convenient for someone to call customer support prior to moving out of their apartment, and get the service shut off that day, and their final bill sent that day as well. It also allows the utility to call a customer when the note abnormally high consumption to check and see if something is wrong with their service. The data also makes it easier to find out when someone is stealing service, something that costs every other bill payer. In the future, it will be a critical element of making the network able to handle very high penetration of rooftop solar.
Regarding Activist Post’s other smart meter posts, consider this all fake news for the round file.
Justin, I’d recommend you not carry more articles from them. On a scale of 1-10 of credibility, they don’t rank even a 1.