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==National Grid to install smart meters== | ==National Grid to install smart meters== | ||
National Grid has sent an email<!-- when? --> stating that they will be installing smart meters at all residences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smart Meters |url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/MA-Home/Smart-Meters/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=National Grid}}</ref> Nowhere in this email or on their announcement pages did they disclose that these new smart meters can track the individual electrical device usage in the home.<!-- Be careful with negative claims like this, unless we have a full copy of the email and announcement pages and proof that the specific Sense smart meters used have individual device tracking enabled, this is a shaky claim. Maybe reword this --> | National Grid has sent an email<!-- when? --> stating that they will be installing smart meters at all residences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smart Meters |url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/MA-Home/Smart-Meters/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=National Grid |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222183945/https://www.nationalgridus.com/MA-Home/Smart-Meters/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> Nowhere in this email or on their announcement pages did they disclose that these new smart meters can track the individual electrical device usage in the home.<!-- Be careful with negative claims like this, unless we have a full copy of the email and announcement pages and proof that the specific Sense smart meters used have individual device tracking enabled, this is a shaky claim. Maybe reword this --> | ||
Customers may opt out at an additional one-time charge of $33 and a monthly charge of $26.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smart Meters |url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/MA-Home/Smart-Meters/#table |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=National Grid}}</ref> | Customers may opt out at an additional one-time charge of $33 and a monthly charge of $26.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smart Meters |url=https://www.nationalgridus.com/MA-Home/Smart-Meters/#table |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=National Grid |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222183945/https://www.nationalgridus.com/MA-Home/Smart-Meters/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
(https://sense.com/nationalgrid/) | (https://sense.com/nationalgrid/) | ||
These meters are made by or using tech created by Sense. Sense describes their smart meters as such:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grid Edge Intelligence With Sense-Enabled Smart Meters |url=https://sense.com/utilities/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=Sense}}</ref> <blockquote>Sense embeds its software in next-generation smart meters, unlocking real-time insight into the home and grid. With Sense, utilities can engage and empower people, lower operating costs, and improve decision making. | These meters are made by or using tech created by Sense. Sense describes their smart meters as such:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grid Edge Intelligence With Sense-Enabled Smart Meters |url=https://sense.com/utilities/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-12-05 |website=Sense |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251130054632/https://sense.com/utilities/ |archive-date=30 Nov 2025}}</ref> <blockquote>Sense embeds its software in next-generation smart meters, unlocking real-time insight into the home and grid. With Sense, utilities can engage and empower people, lower operating costs, and improve decision making. | ||
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