Category Archives: Citizen rebellion

Judge Rules Electric Utility’s Smart Meter Opt Out Fees Violate State Law; PSREC Refuses to Reconnect

PLUMAS-SIERRA RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ACTED ILLEGALLY WHEN IT CUT OFF ELECTRICITY TO HART FAMILY QUINCY, CA — A utility cooperative in rural Northern California has been ordered by Plumas County Superior Court Judge Janet Hilde to:  “…cancel the opt out … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Fundraising, health effects, legal issues, Physicians, Plumas County, Police, PSREC, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid | 15 Comments

San Antonio, TX Takes to the Streets to Stop Smart Meters!

On Saturday, March 28th, residents of San Antonio, Texas took to the streets to demand an end to smart meters, and to urge support of two bills currently in the Texas legislature that would force utility companies to offer a … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, health effects, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, Texas, Time of Use Pricing | 4 Comments

UK Business Institute: Smart Meters “An Unjustified, Over-Engineered, & Expensive Mistake”

From the IOD Press Release: An influential British business group- the Institute of Directors (IoD)- has called the British Smart Meter scheme an ‘unjustified, over-engineered and expensive mistake.’ The (UK) Government’s roll-out of Smart Meters, digital energy meters designed to … Continue reading

Posted in Britain, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Smart Grid | 4 Comments

“Tell her to not manipulate her age and fragility to get her way”

While reading through backchannel e-mails, it seems that again and again there is one particular individual at the CPUC who pushes the utilities to be even more mean, hard, and cruel than they already are. (and that is a feat … Continue reading

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, PG&E, Santa Cruz County, Smart Grid | 4 Comments

PG&E Threatening 84-Year-Old Santa Cruz Woman with Disconnect if She Fails to Pay Protection Racket Fee

PG&E and other investor owned utilities (IOU’s) in California have been playing a cat and mouse game of threatening to disconnect people for refusing to pay coercive opt out fees, and then backing off at the last moment- in many … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, PG&E, Santa Cruz County | 6 Comments