"“Smart” meters and grids typically use more energy, they are extremely hackable, (making the entire power grid vulnerable, and customers suffer increased utility bills virtually across the board immediately following a “smart” meter installation – a fact even openly acknowledged now by some utilities."
“Police will have access to data that might be used to track residents’ daily lives and routines while in their homes, including their eating, sleeping, and showering habits, what appliances they use and when, and whether they prefer the television to the treadmill, among a host of other details.”-US Government Congressional Research Service report, “Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity”, 2012