[lbriner]

You would hope so but it doesn't.

Think about how many people drive half a mile to the shop. They don't care about hidden costs even though all of those short trips might add up to $50 a month that they didn't need to spend.

Visibility of prices is OK on a Smart Meter but it is still disconnected from where energy is used e.g. not obvious that having your 80" TV on all night uses up a tonne of energy although only a little at a time.

And then you have a lot of people, as mentioned elsewhere, who are paying because their landlord won't spend the money on improving the insulation on the house. You can't always vote with your feet so although some people can and do sort things out, a lot of people don't.

Then they complain that the government should help them out!

[leoedin]

If it's $500 a month, they might start to think about it. Or buy a more efficient car - which is what we'd hope would happen with high energy prices.