Comments on: Breaking: Southern California Edison Opt Out Fees Suspended

By: Bobbie D.

Bobbie D. — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 02:53:26 +0000

Even with the new Bi-Monthly Meter Reads, I still love my old meter. Even paying $10 a month is going to be a great deal after the new TOU rates start. OPT out people don’t pay the TOU rates.
Read >> https://goo.gl/3oR9DD

By: DTC

DTC — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:46:06 +0000

Letter received dated 7-16-15 that monthly opt-out fee will end after a 3 year period. AND: “Bi-Monthly Meter Reads Planned to Start – ‘Beginning in 2016, we will start providing your electricity bills based on bi-monthly physical meter reads, and using estimated electrical usage for the months without an actual meter read. The estimated electrical usage will be based on the prior month’s daily average usage. We will send you another communication prior to starting this new billing process so you’ll know exactly when it begins. . . . If you have any questions, please call us at 1-800-655-4555.’ ”
(I suppose I can set up a trail camera programmed to take a photo of the meter once a day to see if they are close in their estimation of electrical usage)

By: K

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 19:48:58 +0000

In reply to K. I received a letter dated 7/16/2015 that they will stop charging me the fee after the 3rd year and that beg 2016 they will do bi-monthly physical checks and interim estimated billing.

By: onthelevelblog

onthelevelblog — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:26:35 +0000

In reply to K.

The decision capping opt out fees at 3 years applies to all investor owned utilities, including SCE. If you have paid the fee for three years, then they should now discontinue it. If they refuse, file a formal complaint: https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/cimsapp/?key=39949189 -ssm!

By: K

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:03:17 +0000

I have now paid the opt out fee at SCE for three years. I haven’t read anything about SCE agreeing with the CPUC ruling that after 3 years the fees should stop. Can you tell me how to handle this situation? I have called them but they have not given me a definitive answer that, yes, the $10 monthly fee will stop. Do you know anything about the utilities stopping the fee after you’ve paid for 3 years? I haven’t read anything about this issue and whether the utilities are complying or not.

By: Gary P

Gary P — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:51:41 +0000

Today, March 12, 2014 Edison Employee Jose came to install a new Smart Meter that sends a multiplex code over the electrical lines to read my meter at a central location. I told him and we verified I do have a smart meter that uses a local probe to read the meter as an Edison vehicle drives by. I told him I do not want my meter changed out to the newer model. He gave me an 800 number to call to opt out, but I have not called. God only knows what else is in the meter to monitor our lives, NSA, IRS, CIA devices? No way. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
Jose told me that Edison has also eliminated 5,000 employee positions with the Smart Meter program savings millions of dollars to the Company, but not one cent to reduce my electricity costs.

By: Bev

Bev — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:49:06 +0000

We had a meter installed early August. We have had the jump not just in the the amount we owe but 51% more KwHs. I could see a 10 % jump based on the 1% a year they profess is the degridation of Analog meters (we had had ours replaced previously because of a complaint) but not 51%. My bill doubled jumping from ~$200 a month in July to ~$400 a month (~1000 to ~1500 KwH) . We have also had arching in the sockets as described by many compaintants which is what spurred investigation into smart meters in the first place. We soon found out about fires, blown electrical equipment, illness, and more. They are a safety issue all the way around.

My bill for August is currently on a 21 day hold for investigation but I am not holding my breath. So I called to Opt out and was told of the fees but was NOT informed of this action. I’ll have the old meter removed and send a seperate check for the fees citing the action and the lack of disclosure by SCE.

By: Dang Dude

Dang Dude — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:57:28 +0000

Amazing I was wondering if I was the only one concerened about the employment impact, Kinda like when Mc Donalds implemented the ROBO Soda machine. Maybe they can figure out a way to out source out utlilities to another country while they are at it….I know I will get flamed for somthing I said, which is really nothing!….And for that I leave my automated reply to your hate comments…..” Nobody wants you lips> shut your stink hole”.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:09:51 +0000

Southern California Edison just told their field employees that one third of them will be laid off by the end of the year because the smart meter will be doing their jobs.

By: Paul H

Paul H — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:26:15 +0000

In reply to Mark Z.

I wonder if there are any mafia websites out there that would know the answer to your question.

“Pay up or you will get your ass kicked” is the outcome. I personally would pay because this type of ass kicking doesn’t go away. Understand that these meters do kill.

Learn as much as you can and spread the word as this is a numbers game. Tell your neighbors, relatives, and anyone that will listen. Bad news spreads like fire.