California’s big southern utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison, haven’t had as much trouble with anti-smart-meter activists as has their northern neighbor, Pacific Gas & Electric.
They’ve also got a different flavor of customer to deal with than PG&E’s Marin County types. In fact, for Southern California Edison, its smart-meter opponents include several local Tea Party groups.
Now we’ll see what happens when smart-meter opponents learn they’ll have to pay to stay smart-meter-free.