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5 days agoIt would have to be an inference based on power draw. Not at all accurate or definitive, I don’t think. This seems a bit tinfoil-hatty to me.
I’m betting it relies on an assumption that every dishwasher would draw the same amount of current (within reason) as every other dishwasher. The same with every washing machine, every dryer, every AC, and so on. On top of that, all the current draws would need to be unique. If a dryer pulled the same current as an oven then the surveillance people wouldn’t know which you were running.
Sure, you could infer a little based on time of day and such, but who’s to say the homeowner isn’t just running 10 microwaves?
You’re gonna have to redo that last sentence there. I’m not catching the drift.
What data are they gathering? Like, what specific info from the appliance can tell the power company what it is you are running?