True. I opted out. It cost $175 to change it back to an analog meter, plus $45 a month to have it manually read. Then, magically, my bills were nearly twice as much as usual. Ugh. It is still worth it.
Wow, that change-out fee is a witch - glad I was able to get mine before-hand.
That manual fee is high - but I agree, worth it. that's the highest I've heard of. Most seem to be in the 20-25 range. So far, my state hasn't imposed a fee, but they'll likely try to.
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