Bringing Smart Energy Home

I have a better idea than smart meters. What if the energy that we used was monitored by those who provide it to us? And then they could provide an incentive for us to reduce the amount we use. They would notify us on a regular schedule what we've used, say monthly, and we can adjust based on that. If we use less, then these "Utility" companies would reward us with something else we also desire. I call it Server-Side Monitoring and Control. Most other people might call it getting billed from the Electric or Gas company. Some may even call it Capitalism. Bringing Smart Energy Home: "The utility-focused tools use smart meter information to provide deeper energy analysis and can even control smart appliances, enabling utilities to implement demand-response events. But the drawback of such tools is that you'll need a lot of patience and a little luck. To get hooked up via one, you'll need to be in the footprint of a utility that's rolling out smart meters. At this point fewer than 6% of the U.S. population has a smart meter."