Consumer advocates: Smart meters could increase electric rates
A trio of consumers got an early start in telling the state Public Utilities Commission that the installation of smart meters by Nevada Power Co. would result in higher electric rates for customers and especially hurt the elderly.
“With smart meters, rates will go up,’’ said Rana Goodman in an appearance before the commission Wednesday in Las Vegas.
The testimony came in advance of a workshop by the PUC on Dec. 6 in Carson City on the smart meter issues.