Category Archives: PG&E

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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Get on Board the Analog Express: Video from Stop Smart Meters! Bus to December CPUC Hearings

Director of Stop Smart Meters! Joshua Hart addresses passengers riding the bus 120 miles from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa in December 2012 to speak to the CPUC about smart meter problems, and the injustice of having to pay an … Continue reading

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PG&E Fined $390,000 for Espionage Carried Out Against Anti-Smart Meter Groups

From EMF Safety Network:  Yesterday the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a settlement in its investigation into Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for spying on anti-Smart Meter groups.  PG&E will be required to pay $390,000 to the state’s … Continue reading

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Dining by the Glow of PG&E Smart Meter Radiation Pulses

Nothing that says romance quite like dining next to ‘Smart’ Digital Utility Meters emitting up to 190,000 pulses of radiation per day. A recent stroll through the Bernal Heights neighborhood in San Francisco brought these appalling examples of forced public … Continue reading

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Utility Blackmail: PG&E Threatens City of Sebastopol’s Service

In response to the City of Sebastopol’s recent ordinance (pdf) prohibiting “smart” meter installation, and the council’s willingness to use police powers to enforce that ordinance, Pacific Gas & Electric Company is now essentially threatening to disconnect the entire community … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Police, Sonoma County | 10 Comments