Category Archives: Changing a Meter

“What Do I Do Now?” Confusing Reports and Mixed Signals

[News links follow.] The short answer to the question of what you should do now, if you are a PG&E customer: If you still have your analog, we recommend that you defend that meter, and: Delay till May, Refuse to … Continue reading

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, CPUC, neighborhood organizing, PG&E | 19 Comments

Meters that Smart: The Name is All Too Accurate

The new wireless utility meters going in around the country have been called many things: spy meters, dumb meters, even murder meters.  But we think the industry chose well when they named their new meters “smart,” a word in English … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas Utilities- Here are Your SmartMeters Back!

A row of unwanted ‘smart’ meters was placed carefully along with a Christmas poinsettia on the desk of CA state Assemblymember Bill Monning on Wednesday in Santa Cruz, CA.  Assm. Monning has stood up for individual residents against PG&E, but … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Santa Cruz County | 7 Comments

The Grinch Backs Down; PG&E Re-Connects Sickened Families

So the Grinch backed down…. After a week of being pummeled by local government officials, the public, and the media for disconnecting electricity to families who had been injured by ‘smart’ meter radiation less than two weeks before Christmas – … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Fundraising, Installer Threats and Assaults, PG&E, Santa Cruz County | 18 Comments

Orwell, the 2011 Version: PG&E Claims They Are Only Concerned for Customer Safety When Turning Off The Power

PG&E representative Wendy Sarsfield got grilled this week by the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors. (Video below.) She claims PG&E only has their customers’ safety in mind when turning off power to people who, desperate to recover their health, have … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, PG&E, Santa Cruz County | 7 Comments