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To: deeno who wrote (41251)	8/11/2012 8:38:33 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) of 46821

Old PUC tariff guidelines are yielding to new calculi that determine IOC (investor-owned utility) profit & loss outcomes. It gets complicated, owing to new requirements to meet carbon mitigation and renewable portfolio goals, for which sizable federal tax incentives are granted. Concomitantly, the grow-the-empire-to-achieve-greater-revenues mentality is yielding to the need for greater efficiency, which is another driver ostensibly behind smart grid (AMI metering) deployments and other forms of energy reduction through time of day metering and other forms of demand side management techniques. I emphasized "ostensibly" above because I'm of the belief that smart metering for the average residence (as opposed to industrial and commercial energy accounts) isn't ready for prime time yet, either philosophically or from genuine benefits derived. I feel that many meter deployments are merely a result of herd instincts and very-effective, over-hyped vendor marketing and lobbying efforts. Peer pressure and FUD at work. It's pervasive. ------

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