[Summit] New gas meters?

[Coryndon Luxmoore]

They are required by the PUC to upgrade meters every 10ish years to ensure accuracy.

I am not sure what data you are worried about but the meters only measure consumption. The new meters that were replaced at my property are nothing special but do transmit data when prompted by the national grid truck driving by just like the old one.

--C

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Coryndon Luxmoore
Interaction Designer

coryndon (at) luxmoore (dot) com
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On Jul 26, 2012, at 10:44 AM, anna highsmith wrote:

> I've been getting automated calls from National Grid, wanting to set
> up an appointment for a meter upgrade. Are they "upgrading" to those
> "smart meters" that are always online, with possibly dodgy data
> security? I don't know much about those, but I know just enough to
> feel paranoid about it.
> 
> I don't know if that's what they're doing, and I don't know if I'm
> right to be paranoid about them if they are. Can I ask my
> better-informed neighbors to weigh in? I wasn't able to find any info
> on the National Grid website, and I'd rather not schedule the
> appointment before I know a little more about what they want to do.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> thanks,
> Anna
> Colonial Rd
> 
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