Utility plans to charge monthly fee to ratepayers who refuse smart meters

摘要

Commonwealth Edison customers who refuse to let workers install new smart meters on theirrnproperties will have to pay $21.53 a month, regulators said this week.rn"If customers make the decision to refuse a [smart] meter now and incur monthly chargesrnassociated with this choice, it should be with full knowledge that this refusal is simply deferringrnthe inevitable," the Illinois Commerce Commission said in its order.