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Tag Archives: opt-out fees
Ohio group leads effort on utility meter choice legislation
From SWORT — SW Ohio for Responsible Technology SWORT (SW Ohio for Responsible Technology) is spearheading an effort to get utility meter choice legislation introduced so that Ohioans may refuse smart and digital electric, gas, and water meters, have traditional … Continue reading
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Tagged analog, disconnection, forced, legislation, mandatory, meter choice, Ohio, opt-out fees, Rep. Sedrick Denson, SWORT, Toledo
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Ohio Utility Commission rules against three women who can’t afford Smart Meter “opt- out” fees
From Stop Smart Meters http://www.stopsmartmeters.org September 7, 2023 How many people do you know who would refuse smart meters but can’t afford the “opt out” fees? Three women in Ohio filed legal complaints with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio … Continue reading
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Maine: Judge to hear Smart Meter disability discrimination case; denies CMP motion to dismiss
Press Release Press Contact: William Most (504) 509-5023 / williammost(at)gmail.com Portland, ME, April 1, 2021 –On July 7, 2020 Bowdoinham resident Ed Friedman filed a disability/discrimination lawsuit against Central Maine Power (CMP) in Portland’s U.S. District Court. The suit, brought … Continue reading
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Tagged ADA, CMP, disability, discrimination, Fair Housing, lawsuit, Maine, opt-out fees, surcharge
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PG&E refunds Smart Meter “opt-out” fees to EMF-disabled customer
April 22, 2021 On April 16, Pacific Gas and Electric refunded Smart Meter “opt-out” fees paid by the family of Nina Beety who is disabled by electromagnetic sensitivity. Beety requested disabled accommodation from PG&E to have analog electromechanical meters on … Continue reading
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Breaking: New York utility company ordered to stop charging “opt-out” fees
From the Times Herald-Record By Chris McKenna October 19, 2017 Central Hudson Gas & Electric was ordered Thursday to stop charging residential customers a $6 monthly “opt-out” fee if they refused meters the utility can read remotely because they fear that … Continue reading
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Maine: Bill eliminating opt-out fees gets state hearing February 14
Maine Legislature February 14, 2017 Hearing: Energy, Utilities, & Technology Committee 1 PM EST Hearing on SP 75 / LD 229 (introduced by Maine Senator Dave Miramant) Audio Broadcast Page: http://legislature.maine.gov/committee/#Audio/211 SP 75/LD 229 An Act To Prohibit an Electric Utility … Continue reading
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Maine: CMP customers who refuse to pay opt-out fees get disconnect notices
In Maine, people have been fighting Smart Meters at the public utility commission and in the courts. In addition, some customers of Central Maine Power have refused to pay Smart Meter opt-out fees ordered by the PUC. They have clearly … Continue reading
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Maryland: Pepco disconnects electricity to family refusing to pay opt-out fees despite heat wave
The newspaper uses the key phrase “lack of any conclusive evidence”. This and similar phrases are repeatedly used by utility companies and regulatory agencies to confuse and deny. Who is responsible for “concluding?” With the rampant conflicts of interest throughout … Continue reading
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Tagged Bethesda, disconnection, fire, health, heat, Maryland, NTP, opt-out fees, Pepco
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North Carolina: Experts support public objection to Duke Energy Smart Meters
From the News & Observer Duke Energy proposes $150 opt-out fee to customers who don’t want a smart meter August 3, 2016 By John Murawski jmurawski@newsobserver.com A meter reader reads a customer’s electric meter and keys the information into a … Continue reading
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