Texas utility to provide Internet over power lines

At first glance, this looks really cool - access the Internets through your electrical socket. Look closer, though:

Once completed, the grid will let TXU check meter consumption remotely and pinpoint problems before they become major blackouts.

TXU spokesman Chris Schein said Internet access was secondary to the smart grid capabilities.

Say what? I'm not too sure I want TXU poking around inside my business.

Think I'll stick with my fiber optic networking, thanks very much.