Energy Firm Caught Breaking Down Door to Install Smart Meter!selfnews Post When energy companies are prepared to treat the personal property of customers with such abject disrespect, the extent to which they will care for highly-sensitive personal data is in no doubt. A one-year study in Toronto, by Toronto Hydro, showed that 80% of peoples bills INCREASE after Smart Meters are installed. Dozens and dozens of customersare reporting some billing spikes, in one case more than 1,000 percent reported CTVs Consumer Affairs Reporter, Lynda Steele. Big Energy firms are publicly-listed, for-profit enterprises answerable to their shareholders. If you are left with any uncertainty about whose agenda Smart Meters are designed to serve, we encourage you to watch Josh del Sols critical investigation of the Smart Metering and Smart Grid phenomenon, Take Back Your Power premiering 5 September 2013. Pre-order now: http://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/film/where this article first appeared. 