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Comment on FAQ: Changing a Meter by Dino

Dino — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:26:51 +0000

Is that Portland Gas & Electric ?
The reason that I am asking is that I live in northern California and served power by Pacific Gas & Electric (also called PG&E).
I never did get a smart meter, nor did many of my neighbors, but I had to pay a one time opt out fee of $75 to grant a meter reader access my property to install a tag on my meter that says, “opt out”. To me. that seems expensive to let someone from PG&E onto my property for 5 minutes to put a tag on my meter, but it is well worth it to me considering the thousands of dollars I will save by not having a smart meter keeping track of how much electricity that I use during their new “peak pricing” hours.
Oh, also the monthly charge here in California is $10 per month to read the card that I set and leave on the fence after reading my own meter.
There are over 15 meters on my street that still need to be read manually, so for PG&E to come up and read my card on the street, I am doing the meter readers a favor.
You know how these corporations are, they hire some bean counter to come in from Japan and claim that they know long it SHOULD take to do a meter read, but in some areas, the bean counters estimates are just a pipedream.

Comment on Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears) by Richard

Richard — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:34:46 +0000

cz – You’re starting to irk me just like PaulH used to. Instead of responding to the one highlight that caught your attention, why don’t you try reading the entire post… I was trying to provide a helpful point of reference for Susan’s further consideration; not trying assault anyone’s predisposition to cancer.

Comment on Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears) by Paul H

Paul H — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:28:45 +0000

Wow! That’s quite a comment you have there. That tower was acting like an invisible spot light. It is producing the same wave as a ligh wave. The eye senses it and doesn’t send the correct signal to the pineal gland. Melatonin is not being produced like it should.

For those that doubt me try this at home: Find a cheap crappy 900MHz cordless base station and hook it up to a timer (the type used when you go out of town and want the lights to turn on and off). Next, have someone else set the time to turn on to something like 2 or 3am. Place this in your bedroom without anything blocking the antenna. For an even better affect place that base station right next to the bed. I promise you that you will wake up at that time. It’s identical to suddenly turning on the lights.

There you go, Richard! Anyone can do this and experience your wanted “EHS data” first hand. Try it! It truly sucks!

Comment on FAQ: Changing a Meter by E.

E. — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:38:44 +0000

I am happy to pay PG&E to come put an analog meter back on my house (even though it’s $254!!!!!!).

What I object to is the punitive monthly fee of $51. Does anyone know if i continue to pay my electric bill minus this $51 whether they will or have the right to cut off my power?

Comment on Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears) by czehfus

czehfus — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:05:41 +0000

I love America, where free choice about products is supposed to reign. Where FREE SPEECH and freedom of thought and use of information and OPINION should be for ALL. Where the Constitutional right to pursue happiness should not be trashed by a utility that forces a radiation emitting product on your home in order to get service.
“Progress” is in the eye of the beholder. America allows many views and individual power over one’s own property and health. The traitors are those standing in the way of individual freedom, for heaven’s sake.

Comment on Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears) by czehfus

czehfus — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:00:40 +0000

Some people are more susceptible than others. Some people have metals or chemical buildup or heredity factors or illnesses that make them more likely than the “norm” to be affected to an additional environmental challenge. Just like smokers: some get cancer and others don’t. So, your “general odds” research does not apply to everyone.

Comment on Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears) by Paul H

Paul H — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:52:00 +0000

I think you forgot something at the end? Heil Hitler? He was not only a progressive but a eugenecist too.

Comment on FAQ: Home Area Network (HAN) Issues by Dino

Dino — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:11:23 +0000

I was reading about future devices to be used to monitor and control individual appliances and devices, something that the smart meters can’t do.
The article referred to a product called MeterPlug that is planned to be sold in the future.
So I looked it up on the internet, anyone who is interested in Home Area Networks should definitely check it out. This MeterPlug has nothing at all to do with smart meters, and does not communicate with them, but it debunks the myth about smart meter doing those monitoring and control functions.
The customer can buy small modules that plug into any 3 pronged receptacle, (only up to 4 per wi-fi gateway), which is also purchased by the customer. Note , any more than 4 modules need a network specialist and additional expensive equipment. Also, these modules only work on standard 120 volt circuits.
This system does not transmit any data to the utility or outside of the house, and requires a smart phone or tablet that is Bluetooth enabled. Applications are bought and loaded to the smart phones to use this system, and the applications are programmed with the latest local utility rates per kilowatt hour, even if there are premium rates for certain hours.
So, the carefully worded advertising brochures that the utility sent out about 5 years ago talking about how Home Area Networks being available in the future may actually come true someday, but they still have nothing at all to do with smart meters, and the utilities never did say that HAN’s were connected to smart meters. So, the utilities can’t be sued for false advertising, but the utilities misled many people.
Note: a lot has happened in the last 5 years, but the MeterPlug devices are not yet on the market. Right now, it is not know how much of a market will exist for HANs, right now the big marketing push is for home security (cameras, sensors and paid monitoring services), on-off remote lighting control, NEXT thermostats and electric door locks. These are being promoted as home security and control systems and require a broadband internet connection, and the customer must purchase and have installed all the devices which are expensive. Again, these home security and control systems have nothing at all to do with any smart meters. The extra fee tacked onto your cable bill for these extra services is often bundled with internet, TV and phone service, and does not include the price of the devices or the installation.

Comment on Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears) by King Reggin

King Reggin — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:02:06 +0000

You psychos are denying PROGRESS! YOU ARE ALL TRAITORS TO AMERICA!

Comment on Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears) by anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:49:10 +0000

To SSM:
Is there a way to find out and verify if an analog meter that has been “re-installed” is a
trojan meter or not? And if so, where can we send the results (as evidence of violating their contract.) Can’t they be sued for misconduct,deception and bad faith?
thanks so much.