BC Hydro is a month or so away from installing all the new, and controversial, smart meters in homes and businesses across the Province.
Spokesperson Cindy Verschoor says they are 90-percent done with one point seven million smart meters installed, "We have got about a 100-thousand or so to install yet. In fact, the vast majority of meters that are left to install are commercial meters, so this program has been basically exchanging residential and commercial meters. What many people don't know is that our industrial customers have actually had smart meters for over ten years now."
However, Verschoor says the I-T and computer infrastructure behind the meters is still being worked on. She says people with meters can get them tested by an independent company. If they are off then Hydro will replace it, if not, the customer has to pay 100 bucks.