They placed on of these on my home and I saw the guy from Edison install it. So, I decided to quiz him and of course, he did not know I knew a thing or 2 about all this.

What he said is that they will monitor all homes via satellites in the future and there will be NO need for what we know as meter maids. This will be all done via satellite and mass control centers that will monitor this use. In addition, they can shut you off whenever they choose or shut down whole grids in a heart beat.