We recently had a Smart Meter installed, and according to their brochure:
“Smart meters allow for two-way communication between you and SDG&E. These meters record your energy use information daily. It’s then remotely sent to SDG&E’s computer data center for operations, billing and customer service…”
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For now, they will continue to read the meters manually for at least a few months, then they will begin reading them remotely, according to their brochures.