Category Archives: Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions

“Smart Meters Are Not the Silver Bullet Many Seem to Think”

Posted on May 13, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

The latest issue of Metering & Smart Energy International devoted two pages to utility industry specialists answering “The BIG Question:  Are smart meters living up to their promise?” The featured story was prompted by the Washington Post report in January … Continue reading →

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Court Appeal to Maine Regulator’s Decision that Smart Meters Are ‘Safe Enough’

Posted on May 13, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

Yesterday, May 12th, 2015, anti-smart meter activists in Maine filed an appeal to a December Public Utility Commission decision with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. In December 2014, the Maine Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a decision concluding that smart … Continue reading →

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Indiana Regulators Reject Smart Meters for Duke Energy

Posted on May 11, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

INDIANAPOLIS – State regulators have rejected a proposal from Duke Energy to raise customers’ rates.  The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission said Friday in a ruling that the company didn’t provide enough details for its $1.9 billion, seven-year plan. The proposal … Continue reading →

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Scientists Submit Appeal for Protection from EMF Exposures and Wireless Technologies

Posted on May 11, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

Source:  EMFscientist.org New York, NY, May 11, 2015.  Today 190 scientists from 39 nations submitted an appeal to the United Nations, UN member states and the World Health Organization (WHO) requesting they adopt more protective exposure guidelines for electromagnetic fields (EMF) … Continue reading →

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Increased Risk of Smart Meter Fires Remains despite Receiving ‘Passing Grade’ for Nevada Test Samples

Posted on May 6, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions  Underwriters Laboratories (UL) last week gave a passing grade for a sample of 72 smart meters that were previously provided by the utility company NV Energy for product testing. Yesterday, the Associated Press ran with … Continue reading →

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Michigan Court Orders Justification of Smart Meter Refusal Fees

Posted on May 4, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

Last week a Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that key issues remain regarding Consumers Energy Company being able to charge customers a fee for refusing to allow installation of smart meters on their homes.  The Court ordered that the Michigan … Continue reading →

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Smart Cities: Called “Smart” and Condemning Others as Stupid

Posted on May 1, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions  A few days ago, I wrote an article that painted a scenario where the continued pursuit of so-called “smart cities,” due to irresolvable cyber security threats, would likely lead to civilization threatening events.  To be … Continue reading →

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Customer Calls, Not Smart Meters, Still Primary Source of Power Outage Notification for Utilities

Posted on April 30, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

The BRIDGE Energy Group has announced the results of its 2015 utility industry survey on outage and restoration management.  Despite the fact that 81% of surveyed utilities claim to have Smart Meters deployed, only 16% of these utilities use their … Continue reading →

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Smart Cities: Wide Open to Cyber Attacks, Civilization Threatening Events and other Unintended Consequences

Posted on April 27, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Key Point (Quotation): “The more technology a city uses, the more vulnerable to cyber attacks it is, so the smartest cities have the highest risks.” [1] Key Point (Quotation): “If the history of city building in the … Continue reading →

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Consumer Organizations’ Grave Concerns on Smart Meters Ignored

Posted on April 19, 2015 by SkyVision Solutions

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions  Introduction In June 2011, a resolution regarding smart meters was issued by the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD).  The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) is a forum of US and EU consumer organizations which develops and agrees … Continue reading →

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