Category Archives: Smart Grid

A Threat to Our Lives: Climate Change & “Smart Grid”

This is Jerry McNerney, a congressman from Stockton, CA who has worked for utility and telecom interests and received campaign contributions from the same.  He has dutifully introduced the new “Smart Grid Advancement Act,” (HR 2685) a bill that could … Continue reading

Posted in California, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, Federal Government, PG&E, Smart Grid, Washington DC | 2 Comments

Grandmother’s Water Shutoff Prompts State Legislation in WI

Audrey Parker, an 81 year old grandmother who has refused to have a  ‘smart’ water meter installed because of the privacy implications and the heart palpitations she experiences from the meters’ wireless pulses, last week had her water disconnected by … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, health effects, Smart Grid, Water meters, Wisconsin | 3 Comments

“Smart Grid Advancement Act” Introduced in US Congress; Take Action to Stop it Today

Two members of congress (Jerry McNerney, D- Stockton, CA and Matt Cartwright, D- PA) have introduced a congressional bill (HR 2685) that would apparently require all electricity providers (including rural cooperatives and municipal utilities) to join the ‘smart’ grid and … Continue reading

Posted in California, Federal Government, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, Washington DC | 64 Comments

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

Posted in California, Cancer, CPUC, Fires, legal issues, PG&E, Smart Grid | 24 Comments

Are Smart Meters Part of the Plot?

The United States Government is spying on our e-mails and telephone calls.  A lot of us certainly suspected it, but now it has been confirmed thanks to the brave actions of Edward Snowden, a former CIA operative who revealed the … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Government, Privacy, Smart Grid | 5 Comments