When Your Power Meter Becomes a Tool of Mass Surveillance
When Your Power Meter Becomes a Tool of Mass Surveillance
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The article didn't point out that most illegal grow houses have unmetered electricity.
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When I got solar my installer pointed out how I can draw power from my power banks without the power company knowing. If your installer doesnt provide those details then youve been DPd by your installer and electric company.
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I don't see how this is a surprise or secret knowledge and certainly don't see how you'd get charged for using the batteries if you didn't know. If the panels and the batteries are on the same side of the meter, then using power from them will slow (and even reverse) the meter. Are you talking about emergency batteries requiring a total switch over between sources? Or are they integrated night time buffers for solar?
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This has been a thing since the first indoor growers fired up their multiple 1,000W MH bulbs. It's probably safe to assume that utility usage has been a data point since the 1800s. Law enforcement loves data points.
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The Sacramento government (or just the power company? 🤷♂️) is apparently racist against Asians. I’m sure there’s more context here, but that was my biggest takeaway from the article.
Chinese organized crime is huge in illegal grow operations, but obviously that doesn't make it right to point to people's race as a determining factor in the decision to investigate "unusual" electricity usage.