Point of View: Smart meters key to FPL modernization

FPL's response to those that believe smart meters affect health and are an invasion of privacy. FPL allows people to "opt out" of installation of the meters by paying a one time fee and a recurring charge on their bill. This article, click title for link, appears on the editorial page of the Palm Beach Post.

The 4.6 million smart meters and other cutting-edge technologies that FPL has installed are crucial to its modernization program, which provides customers with several key benefits:
Reliable service. FPL can predict and prevent many outages.
Faster restoration. FPL can detect outages faster and restore service more quickly.
More customer control. Customers have unprecedented control over their energy use and costs. Many customers use FPL’s online “energy dashboard” to save on their electric bills.