"Bakersfield is likely to slow down the installation of smart meters-not just in the United States but worldwide," says Ahmad Faruqui of the Brattle Group, a consultancy.

“贝克尔斯·菲尔德可能会减慢智能电表的安装进度——不仅仅是在美国，而且是全世界的安装进度，”咨询商布拉特尔集团(Brattle Group)的阿曼德•法卢奎讲道。

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Influential men like Thomas Brattle, a Boston merchant, were pouring scorn on the proceedings.

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So they are disproportionately influenced by the ticket price, says Kevin Neels of Brattle, a consultancy.

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Without dynamic pricing, the payback for smart meter investments could be as low as 14 billion euros, the Brattle report concludes.

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