And that person is screwing everyone else it is the equivalent to shop lifting. Everyone else pays for what they are getting for free.

That is a retro fit, if your meter is around 10yrs old it was read the “old way” aka very close like the truck had to be on your steet. But it is capable of “the new way” aka much further away with a new hardware upgrade that is a huge cost savings to the utility.

It’s an ongoing project that is always behind schedule. Home meters are good for 15 years so it should be based on when it was installed. I will bet many are way overdue and running slow, hence the threat of let them replace it or be turned off.

During the peak of Covid I was dealing with large unpaid water bills (not in the city but very close) and had a major university and multiple massive companies tell me they know we can not turn them off for non payment due to the govt moratorium. That act was intended to protect granny from being turned off not an oil refinery!

Don’t forget old meters are not accurate (always slow never fast) so the bill is already too low for many.

Not sure it is great but Government regulation is next.

Studio Drift has some cool drone shows too