Read this story form the Georgia Straight on Vancouver City Councillor and former BC Hydro engineer George Chow’s criticism of the Province’s “smart” meter program.

“The two-term Vision Vancouver councillor suggests that the installation
of these wireless digital devices may result in consumers being charged
more when they use energy during peak hours…’I mean, you come home from work, you have to cook, you get up in the
morning, you have to cook, so the demand side of this so-called
management in order to save energy, I think, is quite questionable,’
Chow told the Georgia Straight in a phone interview. (Sept 2, 2011)

http://www.straight.com/article-444131/vancouver/chow-questions-hydro-smartmeter-program