does not have the widespread electricity theft issues that some other countries such as Mexico, Brazil or India have, it still costs the U.S. Chronic power outages in Indian cities are blamed on power theft. Still, the existence of the rumor says something. Enel saves about 500 million Euros a year through automated features created by the meters so the official motive is strong. installed some 30 million smart meters was not primarily to advance smart grid, but to reign in power theft. It has been rumored that the reason that Italian utility Enel S.p.A.
For the folks who have been defrauding their utility and stealing their electricity by hacking traditional electric meters, the new digital hardware will not be welcome.
There is also another disgruntled group of people on the horizon. There is plenty of consumer oblivion about advanced meter infrastructure and a whole lot of confusion and anger from customers who have seen their bills spike after their smart meters have been installed. As millions of Americans kiss their old-fashioned electricity meters goodbye, there is a range of reactions.
