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- More on EFF lawsuit: When Smart Meters turn into spy tools
- Electronic Frontier Foundation lawsuit – Sacramento utility and law enforcement using smart meters for illegal mass surveillance
- Australia: Sharp rise in complaints in NSW state smart meter rollout and deregulation
- France – Victory against Enedis: the court rules against the forced installation of Linky meters
- French court orders removal of Linky smart meter from home after health complaints
- The Discovery and Science of Smart Meter Fires — 2021 presentation
- Australia: Get ready for the spin on Smart Meters
- Michigan: Consumer’s Energy fined $1 Million for malfunctioning Smart Meters, violating rules on estimated billing practices
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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Canada: Smart Meter roll-out halted in Saskatchewan after several fires
From Saskatchewan, July 15, 2014 — SaskPower halting smart meter installations after several fires By Shawn Knox Global News REGINA – SaskPower is temporarily suspending its installation of smart meters around the province after half a dozen have caught fire in … Continue reading
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Hacking: “We could have switched off everything — power, water, gas.”
From ABS CBN News, 7-16-14 ‘Smart’ technology could make utilities more vulnerable to hackers By Christoph Steitz and Harro Ten Wolde, Reuters Smart meters and other new technology pose new risks FRANKFURT – Last November, Felix Lindner came very close to shutting down … Continue reading
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California government report on SCE Smart Meter program: Rising costs eliminate consumer savings
In 2007, Southern California Edison (SCE) projected a net cost benefit from their Smart Meter program to consumers of only $9 million over the lifetime of the project. By 2012, that “very slim margin” had disappeared under increasing costs. The Division … Continue reading
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Tagged DRA, National Audit Office, SCE, Smart Grid, SmartConnect
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States ask: Will Smart Meters save money or reduce CO2?
In 2008, a report was prepared for the New Jersey Department of Public Advocate, Division of Rate Counsel, entitled “Advanced Metering Infrastructure – Implications for Residential Customers in New Jersey”. It concluded: Savings to ratepayers. The estimates of savings to … Continue reading
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CCST Report criticized by public health experts and scientists
Energy companies often cite the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) report on Smart Meters as proof of Smart Meter safety. What is the CCST Report? In July 2010, California Assemblyman Jared Huffman (later joined by Assemblyman Bill Monning) … Continue reading
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How many RF pulses per day from a Smart Meter?
Utility companies have repeatedly claimed that their Smart Meters emit Only 6 times a day Less than a minute Only a few minutes each hour (Southern California Edison — SCE) Once every 4-6 hours (Pepco) “Does not continuously broadcast all … Continue reading
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Tagged BC Hydro, CMP, ComEd, Fortis BC, FP&L, GE, Itron, LADWP, Landis + Gyr, MID, National Grid, OpenWay, PECO, Pepco, PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, Sensus, SmartConnect, SMUD, transmissions
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Illinois Attorney General — Smart Meters are “an experiment too expensive for consumers”
Editorial in the Chicago Tribune by Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General June 21, 2011 Last month, as the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session rushed to a close, ComEd, Ameren and their army of lobbyists were able to muscle a bill through … Continue reading
“You sure drink a lot of tea” — what Smart Meters can tell about you
Graph: National Institute of Standards and Technology You Sure Drink a Lot of Tea: Smart meter data can show what’s going on in a home, because tea kettles, toasters, and other appliances have identifiable load signatures. Back in 2007, when … Continue reading
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Your energy data — Who wants it and what can they do with it?
Who wants our information and why? Who wants smart meter data? How could the data be used? Utilities To monitor electricity usage and load; to determine bills Electricity usage advisory companies To promote energy conservation and awareness Insurance companies To … Continue reading
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Smart Meters, the internet of things, and surveillance
Surveillance meets 1984 CIA Director David Petraeus on the “internet of things” at In-Q-Tel summit, April 2012: “‘Transformational’ is an overused word, but I do believe it properly applies to these technologies,” Petraeus enthused, “particularly to their effect on clandestine … Continue reading
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