Data Mining Smart Meters? Fainter Says No.

Politico had speculated on the wealth of data that could be colelcted from smart meters, which garned an article in the Dallas Business Journal, and a response from AECT’s John Fainter. 

Fainter explained, ” We don’t get the kind of information that they were talking about,” Fainter said. “All we get is how much electricity they use, period. That information belongs to the customer. The customer can release it to other parties if they want to.”

Fainter also stressed the penalties in place by the PUC and Legislature for the sale of data. Dallas Business Journal