Monthly Archives: December 2014

Cyber Hackers Can Now “Harm Human Life” Through Smart Meters

Utilities and the smart grid industry tout only the hypothetical benefits of smart meters, never seriously discussing the tremendous risks and costs to our society.  On the subject of cyber security, they hardly discuss it at all.  For example, the … Continue reading

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Silver Spring Networks Has a “Problem”

Silver Spring Networks boasts that it provides the communication module that is key to turning utility smart meters into intelligent smart network devices. SkyVision Solutions noted that in one of Silver Spring Network’s marketing videos the company claims that it has “created … Continue reading

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“Utility Smart Meters Are Safe” … from the “Ministry of Truth”

The Maryland Smart Meter Awareness (MSMA) group has published an eye-catching poster intended to highlight the Orwellian nature of  how smart meters have been deployed and declared “safe.”

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Smart Meter Rollout a Waste of Money, According to Study

Smart meters have been advertised as a means to “empower” consumers with information that will somehow save customers money despite the fact that the deployment of the meters themselves cost billions and billions of dollars.

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‘Smart’ Meters Have Failed and Were a Dumb Investment

Having reached the end of 2014, there is no doubt it has been a devastating year for utility smart meters and smart grid advocates.  Whether all utility executives yet realize it or not, smart meters have failed.  They have failed miserably to … Continue reading

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San Antonio Townhome Locks Utility Meter Boxes to Prevent Smart Meter Installations

CPS Energy has options for homeowners in San Antonio, Texas who wish to opt out of the new “smart” meter program, but those options don’t apply to businesses or multifamily complexes.  This appears to be a clear case of discrimination. … Continue reading

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Published Article: Symptom Development from Exposure to Wireless Smart Meters

An article was just published in the November/ December 2014  issue of the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, entitled: “Self-Reporting of Symptom Development from Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields of Wireless Smart Meters in Victoria, Australia: A Case Series,” by … Continue reading

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Arizona Smart Meters Not Established as Safe

The Arizona Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health released a report  in November 2014 entitled, “Public Health Evaluation of Radio Frequency Exposure from Electronic Meters.” For purposes of this article, the issued document will be referred to as the Arizona Department … Continue reading

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