What should I expect when they install smart meters?

[NorCal]

I live in the bay area and just posted about pgne wanting to come In And check my gas meter. Fortunately everything is cool so far but today I got a notice in The mail saying they will be installing smart meters in the next few weeks in my neighborhood. What should I expect when they do this? I'm only worried because my stuff is in week 5 and if my electricity gets shut off then my scrubbers won't work anymore meaning it will smell up my house. The meters are in the garage so that's not a big deal but id imagine having some stuff freshly ready to go and having no scrubbers will smell up my house pretty bad. Can I maybe try to avoid them until after I'm done in about 4 weeks? They said in the next several weeks they'll come by so I'm not sure when to expect them. I also heard there's a way to dispute it so that they can't put new meters in and they have to give you an option. Here's the story http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2011/03/10/BUEM1I8M87.DTL

 

[josh1111]

it only takes them about five minutes or less to pop the old meter off and install the new one so you should be good.

 

[supermanlives]

in san diego having a smart meter isnt optional its manditory. took the guy 10 min . then they come back a few weeks later to checkup. or they did for me anyhow

 

[kannubis]

quick process, it would have been done in less than a minute if I hadn't made the guy wait until I downed the servers

 

[DasFox]

Nothing good.

THANKS