What's REALLY driving the smart meter consumer backlash ?

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Smart Grid News Talk: The Tuesday Topic Your voice for the new Smart Grid What's REALLY driving the smart meter consumer backlash? The DOE in a recent report suggested customers should be able to decide if third parties see their energy-usage data collected by their local utilities. The issue, of course, is privacy. But that's only one issue rearing its head as consumers from coast to coast rail against smart meter deployments. Increasingly we're seeing headlines pointing to consumer concerns about potential health risks relating to smart meters. And the idea that utility customers might end up shouldering the costs of unproven smart meter technology is another hot button.   So what do you think? What's really causing this disconnect between an industry that sees smart meters as an opportunity for consumers to save money on their utility bills and a John and Jane Q. Public who see red flags everywhere? Start talking now