Electric vehicles vs Internal Combustion...

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I would love to know how a Smart Meter can tell the sex of people living in my home or their age  :rollin

From how much electricity you are using and at what times of day, so the sex by monitoring power serge from a hair dryer for example. Age by what time they get up and start using equipment and from the power being used can work out what equipment is being used = age.Also age by seeing the power consumption increase when the kids come home from school. If you even have kids by not seeing that surge at that time but seeing it when you come home instead.
Also if you are a single parent. All from diagnosis of how much power is being used for how long and at what time.
All of this data is valuable information that can be sold to advertisers to target you. Or a telemarketing company will know the best times to call your house.
Other info such as exactly when you leave and return home - very useful to thieves. 

  If you still think its a load of rubbish and are happy for a surveillance device to be installed in your home then that's up to you.