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Smart Meter Consumer Awareness Video
What is a smart meter? … Wireless utility meters, sometimes called “Smart Meters,” are being touted as one solution to our energy problems. However, as with many new technologies utilizing microwave radiation, we are just beginning to understand the serious … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions
Tagged Costs, Health Effects, Opt-Out, Privacy, Smart Meters
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California Municipal Utility (“SMUD”) Is a Public Nuisance
A public nuisance is generally considered one who causes inconvenience, annoyance, or inflicts damage upon other individuals or an entire community. At the very least, this label aptly describes the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) as it applies to its treatment of customers … Continue reading
Posted in Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions
Tagged Complaint, Health Effects, Lawsuit, Opt-Out, RF Emissions, Smart Meters
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Dr. Karl Maret Discusses Smart Meter Potential Health Effects
On January 28, 2014, Dr. Karl Maret gave a presentation at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California on the potential biological and adverse health effects from the radiofrequency radiation emitted by “smart meters” and other wireless devices.
Posted in Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions
Tagged Health Effects, RF Emissions, Smart Meters
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Privacy Invasions, Smart Meters, and the Internet of Things
The discussion of privacy – what it is and what it isn’t – embodies one of the preeminent concerns of the day. For this reason, privacy has been declared by Dictionary.com as the “Word of the Year” for 2013.
New and Definitive Report: Smart Meters Do Invade Privacy
SkyVision Solutions has just released a new report entitled, “A Perspective on How Smart Meters Invade Individual Privacy.” The newly released 64-page report is likely the most comprehensive document of its kind to date. Through a step-by-step logical approach, it … Continue reading
A Review of the Smart Meter “No Credible Evidence” Health Effects Controversy
Smart meter advocates typically use public relation slogans like, “There is ‘no credible evidence’ that smart meters pose any health risk.” To objectively address the “no credible evidence” health effects claim, an industry position will be stated and then evaluated.
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Tagged Health Effects, RF Emissions, Smart Meters
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Smart Meter “Malfunction” Causes Pennsylvania Apartment Building Fire
Original Story: A fast-moving apartment building fire occurred on Thursday, February 6, 2014, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania when at least one smart meter exploded and caught fire. Thirty (30) residents were displaced by the ensuing blaze at Bensalem’s Thunder Hollow apartments. Sixteen (16) apartments were … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartment Fire, fires, PECO, Pennsylvania, Safety Concerns, Smart Meters
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Major U.S. Utility Says “No Rational Basis” for Mandating Smart Meters
Northeast Utilities (NU) operates New England’s largest utility system serving more than 3.6 million electric and natural gas customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In a written submittal filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, Northeast Utilities was highly … Continue reading
ComEd Smart Meter Refusals/ Deferrals … $21.53 per month
Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) customers in Illinois have the availability of a temporary refusal or deferral program so that they can retain their current analog electrical usage meter. Unfortunately, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has ordered ComEd to install new wireless smart meters … Continue reading
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Tagged ComEd, Opt-Out, Smart Meters
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A Critical Review of Smart Grid Industry Comparisons of Cell Phones with Smart Meters
Introduction When you want to promote the safety of a product, it is common to compare the relative safety of “your” product as compared with other similar products. Unfortunately, you are sometimes forced to compare “apples with oranges” in these … Continue reading
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