Comments on: Charging People to Safeguard their Health Has a Name- It’s Called Extortion

By: smart meters

smart meters — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:33:46 +0000

I realize you are mostly focused on the health issues related to the smartmeters but can you please write about the looming massive financial issue? The scenario basically goes like this from what I have heard:
PG&E completes smartmeter installation in CA.
PG&E has not been building plants lately in CA.
The economy finally starts to get a bit better, day time electrical use goes up.
PG&E raises day time electrical rates by a large percentage because there are not enough plants to cope with the demand.
People are unable to pay the huge increase.
No one can effectively object because everyone has had smartmeters installed.
PG&E can raise the day time rates to 5, 10, 50 or 100 or more times the night time rate and no one will stop them.

I am on a fixed income and am afraid I will lose my housing due to something like this happening. It seems after they can measure the “TOD” use from everyone there is no stopping them from just raising the day time rates so any amount they want and using the excuse that it needs to be done to limit peak electrical use.

By: Shucks the Explorer

Shucks the Explorer — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:59:21 +0000

Wow, this is a fantastic write up! It says exactly what I and my neighbors are all feeling. Thank you.

By: RobertWilliams

RobertWilliams — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:49:22 +0000

GET USED TO IT.

PG&E has already killed people in Hinkley, California and San Bruno California and other places less well known.

Why are you people complaining about Wireless smart meters? Do you think you deserve better than those adults and children that have already been killed by PG&E?

PG&E Corporate has a record of killing and sickening people throughout the state and that’s not going to change.

I don’t understand you people trying to protect yourselves and your children. Why don’t you people just accept it, like the rest of us?