To Deploy, or Not To Deploy?

Smart or dumb? Select board hears meter debate - The Manchester Journal

Smart meters are a way for electric consumers to gain more information about their usage patterns and will help them save money while conserving energy.

Smart meters are a health hazard because of radiation emissions, threaten privacy, and impose an unfair "opt-out" fee on those who don't want them.

The two competing viewpoints on the new metering technology clashed at Tuesday's meeting of the Manchester Select Board. Central Vermont Public Service Corp., Vermont's largest electric utility, along with Green Mountain Power, the state's second largest electric utility and about to become the owners of CVPS, plans to introduce smart meters in Vermont starting in January. The rollout, which has already received approval from the state's Public Service Board, is scheduled to reach the Manchester area shortly after that, possibly in March or April of next year.