Category Archives: Citizen rebellion

Separating Industry Fiction from Facts

(Originally published on EMFSafetyNetwork.org) The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC), an industry group, has published a video “Separating the Facts from the Fiction about Smart Meter”.  PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, BC Hydro, PEPCO, BGE, FPL, as well as other utility companies … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, FCC, Federal Energy Act of 2005, Federal Government, legal issues, PG&E, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid | 10 Comments

Smart Meter or NO Power at All? Nevada Energy Sends Three Armed Men to Disconnect Power- Just for ‘Opting Out’

Nevada is supposedly one of those states with a smart meter ‘opt out’ policy.   On the ground, however, the reality is a little different. “Sarah” (not her real name) lives outside Las Vegas, Nevada.  Like many Americans she has been … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Federal Government, Hawaii, health effects, Illinois, Installer Threats and Assaults, legal issues, Nevada, Physicians, Safety, SCE, Texas, Vermont | 54 Comments

News Round Up: Smart Meter Fires Tell “Difficult” Story; DC Opens Health Inquiry; IEEE Puts Industry on Notice

What a week.   The gavel had hardly fallen on the Maryland Public Service Commission’s smart meter fire hearing when news came through of 3 new reported home fires started by smart meters in the Chicago area.  In Pennsylvania,  Peco Energy … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, Britain, Canada, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, FCC, Illinois, legal issues, Michigan, neighborhood organizing, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, U.K. | 2 Comments

2016 4th Edition Stop Smart Meters! Brochures Now Available

Feb. 1st, 2016: StopSmartMeters.org has published the 2016 fourth edition (pdf) of our popular and educational smart meter awareness color brochures. “Smart” meters are ticking time bombs; the smoking gun that has woken millions up to the health risks from wireless … Continue reading

Posted in California, CCSSM, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, Smart Grid | 39 Comments

Top Ten Reasons You’re Gonna Love Your Smart Meter

Spotted on a Sonoma County CA bulletin board: Top Ten Reasons You’re Gonna Love Your Smart Meter 1. You will save so-o-o much money on your hair because you won’t have much left after being microwaved daily! 2. No more … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Satire, Time of Use Pricing | 1 Comment