Reno News & Review | Ashley Hennefer | December 6, 2012 A bit about smart meter related fires, the usual utility responses, etc. A comment we found especially interesting comes from former public utilities commissioner and consumer advocate Tim Hay and the inability for Nevada residents to have their smart meter replaced: “Former public utilities [...]
MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal | October 2, 2012 BOSTON, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Amid conflicting information being provided to the public by NStar, National Grid and most municipal electric and gas companies, residents across Massachusetts are growing more concerned about the continued installation of microwave radio transmitting digital meters in their [...]
Susanne Posel | Occupy Corporatism | October 4, 2012 Smart meters have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) who says their risks are minimal. However many customers blame them for causing health problems and house fires. These devices are responsible for two-way communication with utilities corporations and government; helping them spy on their [...]
Fierce Energy | Barbara Vergetis Lundin | October 15, 2012 There appears to be a lot of subtle blame going around when it comes to the cause of recent incidences of approximately 30 overheating smart meters — some of which resulted in fires — with Sensus as the “sacrificial goat” (scapegoat, that is). PECO pulls its smart meter [...]
Re: “Weather changes likely caused power outages,” Oct. 14. B.C. Hydro and the Liberals are telling us that the smart-meter program is needed to upgrade our infrastructure, and that the $1 billion being spent will help us in so many ways. Really? The smart meters are replacing perfectly good analogs, and the smart grid is [...]
The following memo was filed October 10, 2012 regarding a reported fire related to a smart meter. Memo to Commissioners Re. Fires 10-6-12 (PUBLIC)
Stop Smart Meters! and the EMF safety Network collaborated on this coverage. MENDOCINO COUNTY, CA- Despite the fact that the fees for keeping analog utility meters are still under legal dispute at the CPUC, and serious smart meter safety problems remain unaddressed, PG&E is now threatening to terminate service to its customers who refuse both smart meters [...]
October 10, 2012|By Andrew Maykuth, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Peco Energy Co. announced Tuesday it will resume its ambitious smart-meter installation program after pulling the plug on a manufacturer whose devices had been linked to a series of fires. The Philadelphia utility suspended the $650 million program in August after several incidents in which the electronic [...]
Smart Meter fires explained, with examples from around the globe. Plain English technical analysis of how, why, what, who, where smart meter fires. Short term issues (bad installs) long term issues (corrosion from RF etc.) Did Utilities and Smart Meter Manufacturers just admit responsibility for smart meter fires?? http://bcfreedom.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/smoking-gun-did-utilities-and-meter-makers-admit-responsibility-for-fires/ “So let’s recap. We have [...]
Hi all, I’m excited to say we now have at least 32 separate public events planned throughout the US and Canada to mark International Day of Action to Stop Smart Meters! From noisy protests to low key flyering events, lots of people are jumping on board, and more events are being added to the website [...]