XPost: can.internet.highspeed, can.general   
   From: Still-Just-A-Rat-In-A-Cage@crazyhat.net   
      
   In message <4fydnVQtNsC8-5TRnZ2dnUVZ_vidnZ2d@supernews.com> "Fred   
   Williams"  was claimed to have wrote:   
      
   >Some Guy wrote:   
   >> By the end of this year, most (or all?) residential hydro meters in   
   >> Ontario will be replaced with electronic meters capable of recording   
   >> your home's electricity used on a time-of-day basis.   
   >>   
   >> In some cities, that information will be electronically communicated   
   >> to the utility company (not sure exactly how - it might vary by city).   
   >>   
   >> In Toronto, instead of having a device in the home (a small   
   >> wall-mounted read-out device, for example) to show you your real-time   
   >> use, you will instead have to log onto Toronto Hydro's web site and   
   >> (using a pin or some code) request to see your hydro useage (yes,   
   >> you'll have to fire up an electricity consuming device like a desktop   
   >> computer just to see how much electricity you're using).   
   >   
   >..and if you don't have internet access? I know lots of people who   
   >don't.   
      
   There will presumably be paper-billing options, but it's tougher to   
   update paper on a real-time basis.   
      
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