**"UNREAL: Dominion 'Safety Team' Shows Up to My House at 10 PM to Check My 'Self-Installed' Smart Meter. the 'Common Sense' Violation?"**

“UNREAL: Dominion ‘Safety Team’ Shows Up to My House at 10 PM to Check My ‘Self-Installed’ Smart Meter. The ‘common sense’ violation?”

I’m a 30-year homeowner. My meter is on my back porch, clearly visible from my kitchen. At 10 PM, a Dominion “safety audit” knocks on my door. They say there’s been a report of a “non-approved” smart meter on my home.

I politely ask: “At 10 o’clock at night? You couldn’t come during daylight hours? And who reported it – my neighbor with the telescope?”

Turns out, they flagged my account because I installed a router-style meter cover (the kind you buy at Lowe’s to keep rain out). It’s plastic. It’s vented. It’s $12.

They threat to disconnect my power unless I let them “inspect” inside my house. Inside. My house. For a meter that sits 10 feet from their truck, behind a locked gate.

I told them: “Use your eyes. That meter works perfectly. If you want to fine me, fine. But you’re not coming into my kitchen at 10 PM because someone thinks my meter cover is a ‘safety hazard.’”

The kicker? Dominion’s own website says covers are “permitted” as long as they don’t obstruct airflow. Mine doesn’t. But the “safety team” said the policy changed last month and I have 48 hours to remove it or they’ll cut power during the next heat wave.

So now I’m asking: Who decided that a $12 piece of plastic is the hill Dominion wants to die on? And why is common sense not part of their audit?

#DominionEnergy #MeterGate #CommonSenseFail #HomeownerRights