“It’s [the narrated problem] not the corporations that pollute or even the U.S. military … it’s just about the regular people,” explained Webb.
“But really, what it’s about is controlling how much energy people can use. And if you can control how much energy a household can use, you can control their economic activity — you also control how big their family can get. And I think that’s ultimately what it’s about.”
In 1984 IngSoc used the endless war as cover for both forced labor and enforced poverty and privation. Today’s would-be IngSoc realizes that such a war means large numbers of armed slave-soldiers and that’s likely to literally blow up in their faces, thus their cover for slavery is “protecting the environment” and “saving the planet”.
Smart Meters are the first step in moderating home electrical energy usage. From variable-rates to throttling actual consumption, the energy providers now have the ability to control your cooking, heating, cooling, washer/dryer use, and the all-important EV charging.