rmoltis
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Many warrants have forced utility companies to give up "Private" customer information bro. Besides if someone goes in the can some other customer will fill that hole.Your a private citizen paying money to a private company for a service why would they get rid of there customer? The police going to pay them thousands of dollars a year?
They need cause to get a warrant first,it's not like they can say "he's using alot of electricity judge" and get a warrant based on that.alot of homes use bucks in electrical every month,remember when they outed Al gore for having a 20k a month electric bill?Many warrants have forced utility companies to give up "Private" customer information bro. Besides if someone goes in the can some other customer will fill that hole.
Getting cause is as simple as a neighbor sayin it smells like weed around that unit, and then they start digging in your trash can looking for evidence of growing. Your trash is public domain and a judge based on a anonymous tip and grow trash in your can can land you in the can. All BS aside at 900 watts R doesnt have a lot to worry about.They need cause to get a warrant first,it's not like they can say "he's using alot of electricity judge" and get a warrant based on that.alot of homes use bucks in electrical every month,remember when they outed Al gore for having a 20k a month electric bill?
i think your wrong,take a look at the dte energy app you can put on your phone.smart meters are smart.they can track the dif between a refridgerator and a washing machine,dif types of megahertz and waves are produced with dif electrical devices.The data your electric company collects stops at the meter, it does not go inside the house. The meter records the total amount of electricity used by the household. There's no way the company, or anyone else, to know how you are using the electricity inside your house.
Who's to say you aren't running a dehumidifier? The big ones take upwards of 800-900watts.
Or a saltwater aquarium setup. I had easily over 1000 watts running for 16hrs a day when I was really into the hobby. Never any issues.
You will occasionally get the electricity usage letters from your provider stating you use x amount of electricity compared to other homes Yada yada yada. As long as they get paid, on time. You should never have to worry. Even if you were using 2k worth of wattage.
Rest easy @rmoltis :)
i think your wrong,take a look at the dte energy app you can put on your phone.smart meters are smart.they can track the dif between a refridgerator and a washing machine,dif types of megahertz and waves are produced with dif electrical devices.
just know that they CAN see what we are using,not that they are looking that closely at each of us.my bill went from 80 to 120.00 a month to about 1500.00 a month about 7 years ago and i pay the bill every month and never had a prob.but the op is asking about a state that is not legal yet so i gave him my opinion and some facts about smart meters.the power company dont go around alerting cops to grows,cops get a tip or complaint,then get a warrant which is most cases would prob cover asking the power co for info on your usage before they pop you.900w is nothing imo,like i said my space heaters use 1500w each lolSo let's assume they can. Do you suppose the electric company is gonna spend millions a year paying employees and gizmos to decipher the electric usage between a refrigerator and a washing machine per house/apartment/condo/business, per day, per week, per year throughout the city/town? Very highly doubtful.
Imo, those of us that cannot legally grow, are on alert, as should be. But when we're talking about up to a couple thousand watts, the risk of detection is very small. You run a much higher risk of neighborly odor detection if anything.
These electric companies are driven by greed. You think if your usage goes up $50-$100 a month they'll send employees, or the law to your door to find out why you're consuming more electricity thus owing them more $$?
As long as you're not going from typical home usage to +5k wattage a day usage overnight (obviously) shouldn't raise any eyebrows.
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