Your electricity meter used to do one thing: count kilowatt hours while a reader walked past once a month. A smart meter counts your usage every 15 or 30 minutes, stores it, transmits it, and in many countries keeps it for years. That interval data is precise enough to show when ...
Statutory protections look strong on paper. In practice the outcome depends on the channel you use, the documents you can cite, and which of three laws covers you. Here is the honest map.