Energy Department warns over smart grid privacy

[EmptyTimCup]

Energy Department warns over smart grid privacy


"Consumer-specific energy usage data has enormous potential to enable utilities or other third-party service providers to help consumers significantly reduce energy consumption," the Department of Energy noted.

However, it said that "because such data can also disclose fairly detailed information about the behavior and activities of a particular household," controls need to be implemented for ensuring the data is collected, used and shared in line with privacy expectations.

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A key component of such a grid is smart-metering technology, which is used for collecting energy consumption data from homes and transmitting it back to power distributors. Data from these devices will be used by utilities for billing purposes, to manage their networks and calculate demand better.

Future generation smart meters will allow consumers to identify the energy consumption of individual appliances within their homes to help them weed out costly energy usage habits.

once the ability to collect is in place, how long until the ability to control comes behind it ........ and some Gobberment Agency determines how much energy you are allocated and if you go over, like bandwidth from Comcast, when you go over .... your lights go out for the rest of the month

 

[forceofnature]

Or you have the ability to better monitor your use of energy, pick you energy source and control your house while you are away on business or vacation.

 

[twinoaks207]

once the ability to collect is in place, how long until the ability to control comes behind it ........ and some Gobberment Agency determines how much energy you are allocated and if you go over, like bandwidth from Comcast, when you go over .... your lights go out for the rest of the month

The answer to your question of how long is: depends. Depends on how long the idiot and his unqualified folks stay in power. Depends on how long our citizens continue to fall for the "this will make things better for you" argument that allows those in power to erode our constitutional rights under the guise of "helping" us. Depends on how many idiots really exist in our country.

Or you have the ability to better monitor your use of energy, pick you energy source and control your house while you are away on business or vacation.

I currently have the ability to better monitor my use of energy and control my house while I am away on business or vacation. As far as choosing my energy source -- well, Maryland needs to change a few of their laws and "regulations" for me to be able to do that effectively. And we're working on that...

 

[aps45819]

once the ability to collect is in place, how long until the ability to control comes behind it ........ and some Gobberment Agency determines how much energy you are allocated and if you go over, your lights go out for the rest of the month

Or you have the ability to better monitor your use of energy, pick you energy source and control your house while you are away on business or vacation.

Got a SMECO smart thermostat?
Guess who controls it?

 

[MadDogMarine]

once the ability to collect is in place, how long until the ability to control comes behind it ........ and some Gobberment Agency determines how much energy you are allocated and if you go over, like bandwidth from Comcast, when you go over .... your lights go out for the rest of the month

People think this stuff is a damn joke.

"PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. -- Pueblo County Sheriff's deputies arrested three people in connection with an illegal marijuana grow.
Joseph Leyba, Coryanne Drummond and Nicholas Shaffer face three charges relating to possession and cultivation of marijuana. The Narcotics Unit found about 120 marijuana plants growing in the basement of a house in the 1700 block of Cougar Dr. in Pueblo West Friday.
The unit obtained a search warrant for the house after a concerned energy worker became suspicious of excessive energy use and contacted deputies "
Deputies find basement full of pot, arrest three : News : ColoradoConnection.com

They are already looking inside our homes, but I guess everyone thinks this is a joke also.

"Big Brother X-Ray Van Patrolling US Streets
Few people know that there is a fleet of vans taking X-rays of ordinary trucks, cars and buildings in search of contraband. Of course, people are also being bombarded with these radioactive x-rays. This video comes from the company making them."YouTube - X-RAY Van

 

[EmptyTimCup]

People think this stuff is a damn joke.


The unit obtained a search warrant for the house after a concerned energy worker became suspicious of excessive energy use and contacted deputies "

they started this in the 90's during the "War on Drugs"


with all the computers I run, I wonder when the SWAT team will show up