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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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Sebastopol, CA Residents Drive Off Wellington

Report from Sandi Maurer of EMF Safety Network (based in Sebastopol): Wellington, a company contracted by PG&E, is installing Smart Meters in Sebastopol despite the fact that Sebastopol has asked for a moratorium twice; that Sebastopol council supports a Smart … Continue reading

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“Full Speed Toward an Iceberg” — Silver Spring HACKED

An embarrassing blow to Silver Spring Networks and the utilities (like PG&E) that have bought in to their wireless-mesh-networked-AMI debacle: The New York Times reports that a hacker known as “Atlas” went on stage at a computer security conference in … Continue reading

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PG&E Buries Opt Out Fees in Bills; Adds Questionable Tax

Stop Smart Meters! has received multiple reports that PG&E is now attempting to bury the ‘opt out’ fees in its distribution fee section, making it easier to miss the fact that you may be getting gouged with extortionate (and wildly … Continue reading

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TWO HUNDRED TURN OUT IN SANTA ROSA

Hundreds of Californians gathered last week at five separate CPUC hearings around the state to voice opposition to smart meters- and the fees being charged to avoid them. One woman at Thursday’s hearing in Santa Rosa asked the gathered crowd … Continue reading

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