Category Archives: Fires

NSA Data Center ‘Melts Down’– Too Much Smart Meter Data?

The NSA data crunching center in the Utah desert is in the headlines again.  The Guardian reports: ‘Ten meltdowns over the past 13 months have caused hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to machinery and baffled investigators at … Continue reading

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Stop Smart Meters! Investigates: Utilities Lie While People Die

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When ‘Smart’ Meters Kill: The Story of Larry Nikkel — Details Emerge of Vacaville, CA Smart Meter Fire Death

Larry Nikkel  By Joshua Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.Org Details have come to light of a man killed by a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Smart Meter that caught fire in Vacaville, CA on July 9th, 2010.   Larry Nikkel of 230 Arbor … Continue reading

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PG&E Officers Kiraly and Burt, CPUC Planning & Policy Division Head Marzia Zafar Implicated in Smart Meter Spy Scandal

Utility’s Own Internal Investigation Reveals Violations were Systemic and Widespread SAN FRANCISCO- Documents filed last week at the California Public Utilities Commission indicate that the spy scandal that forced the resignation of William Devereaux, ex- Senior Director of Pacific Gas … Continue reading

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Naperville Police Force Smart Meters- Arrest Two Mothers; Community Reels- and Reacts

NAPERVILLE, IL- The deployment of the “smart grid” took a dark turn on Wednesday in Illinois, as residents in the City of Naperville (CON) woke up to the reality of ‘smart’ meters forced on their homes by police officers and … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Federal Government, Fires, Illinois, Installer Threats and Assaults, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, Police, Privacy, Smart Grid, Texas, World Health Organization | 31 Comments