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About SkyVision Solutions

Raising public awareness and finding solutions for smart grid issues related to invasions of privacy, data security, cyber threats, health and societal impacts, as well as hazards related to radiofrequency (RF) radiation emissions from all wireless devices, including smart meters.

Smart Meters: ‘Easy Targets’ for Hackers and ‘Malicious Network Traffic’ within the Electric Grid, Reveals Latest Research Study

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Within the last few months, there have been Congressional testimonies by expert witnesses further revealing that utility ‘smart’ meters increase the vulnerability of our electric grid to cyber attacks.  These testimonies do not generally make … Continue reading

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Published Law Analysis: Smart Meter ‘opt out mechanisms should be offered to consumers’ so they can ‘exercise their privacy and data protection rights’

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions For those consumers who oppose utility smart meters, it should not be necessary to “opt-out” of a program for which there never was an “opt-in.”  This is especially true when there are no clear benefits … Continue reading

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Smart Meter Privacy Risks ‘Likely to Provoke Opposition,’ Reveals Latest Research Study

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions My interest in the smart meter controversy started over the aspect of privacy invasions.  Just last year I posted a comprehensive report on how smart meters invade individual and behavioral privacy. This past July, the … Continue reading

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Climate Change, ‘Smart’ Meters, and Giant Flying Boulders

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions At a time when negotiators from around the world gather in Paris to finalize an international “climate change” agreement, activists and political ideologues are using every possible opportunity to scare people into believing that the … Continue reading

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‘Smart’ Meters are ‘Guilt Meters’ and an Example of a ‘Fraudulent, Bogus Innovation’

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions At this website we have categorized the various risks related to utility smart meters, including health, privacy invasions, cyber threats, increased risk of fires, inaccuracy in billing, and environmental impacts.  In addition, we have shown … Continue reading

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From India: Smart Meter Cyber Attacks ‘Could Bring the Country Down to its Knees’

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions The installation of ‘smart’ meters under India’s National Smart Grid Mission could pose a serious threat to the country’s critical infrastructure, one of India’s leading experts in cyber security has said. According to Sachin Burman, … Continue reading

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‘Smart’ Meters are the Great Consumer ‘Rip-off’ of our Time

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions  A UK Money Mail investigation has found that ‘smart’ meters represent “The great smart meter rip-off: Energy giants will use devices to DOUBLE the cost of power when you need it most.” As reported by … Continue reading

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The Role of Consumer Watchdog Groups in Protecting Consumers from Abusive ‘Smart’ Meters

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions  Earlier this year, I wrote that Indiana Regulators Reject Smart Meters for Duke Energy.  The headline news was that state regulators rejected a proposal from Duke Energy to raise customers’ rates, in part to pay for … Continue reading

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Suzanne Somers Warns about ‘Smart’ Meters as a Toxic Threat

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions  Some fight the aging process, but Suzanne Somers, at 68, celebrates her age, and she has the perspective of having lived a life filled with varied experiences, including that of actress, author, singer, businesswoman and … Continue reading

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New Itron OpenWay Riva ‘Smart’ Meters Combine RF Mesh, PLC and Wi-Fi Communications and Poll Data Once per Second.

At the recent European Utility Week, Itron provided a demonstration of its new OpenWay Riva ‘smart’ meter. SkyVision Solutions has several concerns with this new ‘smart’ meter.  First, the Itron representative made mention that the new meter polls data once … Continue reading

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