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- World Electrosensitivity / Electromagnetic Sensitivity Day — 16 June, 2021
- Report on fire and electrical hazards of “Smart” and other digital meters – Part 4
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Tag Archives: PG&E
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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Tagged ADA, disability, Fair Housing, FHAA, opt-out fees, PG&E, surcharge
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EPA appoints PG&E attorney to lead West Coast office
From AP News February 12, 2020 The Environmental Protection Agency has named a former attorney for the nation’s largest utility to head its West Coast office, replacing the regional director ousted from the post last week. John Busterud, who worked … Continue reading
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Tagged California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance, CCEEB, environment, EPA, John Busterud, Mike Stoker, PG&E
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California power shut-offs pose fire risk due to Smart Meters
In the report I released this summer on Smart Meter fire and electrical hazards, I explained the dangers which electrical surges pose to digital electronic meters. This week PG&E will activate Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in many California counties. … Continue reading
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Tagged arcing, disconnection, fire risk, PG&E, power shut-offs, PSPS, Public Safety Power Shutoffs, SCE, SDG&E, small cells, SoCal Edison, surges, transmission lines
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Boiling point: CPUC considers converting Pacific Gas and Electric into a publicly owned utility; sweeping measures proposed to resolve chronic safety problems
Investigation 15-08-019 (I.15-08-019) Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission’s Own Motion to Determine Whether Pacific Gas and Electric Company and PG&E Corporation’s Organizational Culture and Governance Prioritize Safety. Given PG&E’s record and the dangers inherent in PG&E’s service territory, the Commission … Continue reading
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Tagged CPUC, PG&E, safety, safety culture
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California: Former PG&E executive Nancy McFadden named 2017 most influential person in state capitol — “she runs the government”
Every year, Capitol Weekly picks the top 100 most influential, behind-the-scenes power players in California government. In August, Capitol Weekly named former PG&E executive Nancy McFadden as # 1 for 2017 — the most influential person in Sacramento. “She runs the … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Weekly, influence, Maddy Report, Nancy McFadden, PG&E
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Power struggle: PG&E fights California towns to install Smart Meters
From Marin Independent Journal PG&E to defy Fairfax wireless meter ban by Richard Halstead January 5, 2017 Michael Peevey listens to testimony in San Francisco in 2014 while he was president of the California Public Utilities Commission. In a 2010 email, … Continue reading
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Tagged ban, Fairfax, Marin, ordinance, PG&E, Sebastopol
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PG&E hired 101 unqualified pipeline inspectors in 2014. Over 18,000 severe corrosion problems detected throughout California by re-inspections
– Over 18,000 severe corrosion problems – Four years after San Bruno. – A light slap-on-the-wrist fine of $5.45 million by the PUC. – “Did not result in any injuries or property damage” or deaths…….. this time. – The “sad, … Continue reading
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Tagged corrossion, CPUC, fines, gas pipeline, inspections, PG&E, San Bruno
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PG&E’s new more powerful Smart Meters
PG&E has posted information on its website about Meter-Connectors, a much more powerful multi-function Smart Meter When did PG&E start using these 2 watt meters? How much antenna gain is used? How would someone know if they had one? Do … Continue reading
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Tagged data, medusa meters, Meter-Connector, PG&E, pulses, terrain
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San Jose Mercury: PG&E leniency demands explanation
PG&E had taken money from ratepayers for gas pipeline maintenance and instead used it for shareholder dividends and executive bonuses. These are facts. San Jose Mercury News August 2, 2016 The federal attorneys who so effectively prosecuted the criminal case … Continue reading
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Tagged defects, DOJ, fines, gas pipeline, leniency, maintenance, PG&E, San Bruno
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Prosecutors ripped after slashing potential PG&E San Bruno fine by 99 percent
From CBS, Sacramento August 3, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A surprising decision by federal prosecutors in San Francisco to drop their pursuit of a potential $562 million fine against one of the nation’s largest utilities after a deadly pipeline … Continue reading
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Tagged federal prosecutors, fine, gas, PG&E, San Bruno
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