... in another instance, and this has happened twice so far, an rcmp officer has attended my personal residence with the electric company, claiming to be there to read my electricity meter ...
... these cops are absolutely clueless on the law -- and so is the electric company. it's illegal for the electric company to disclose any information about my electricity account to any third parties, including to the cops!
Perhaps you should read the law. For about a year now BC Hydro has been permitted to pass on info about excessive power use.
Considering also that you do not live in the same dimension as the rest of us the meter reader may have asked for protection.