Category Archives: Smart Grid

Silver Spring Networks IPO: Predatory Capitalism in Action

By Joshua Hart You can certainly blame your utility and state and federal regulatory agencies for those headaches—both real and figurative—since the smart meter went in.  There’s no denying they deserve your criticism.   But at the root of this … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Carbon Offsets, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Climate Change, Democracy, Federal Government, health effects, legal issues, Military, Safety, San Mateo County, Smart Grid | 79 Comments

Pay for Your Health? Pay for Your Rights? We say No.

Yesterday the California PUC voted unanimously: PG&E customers who want to keep or restore a safe analog meter on their house will now be required to pay hundreds of dollars, and these arbitrary fees could increase later. These extortionate fees … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, health effects, legal issues, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, Uncategorized | 22 Comments

Revised PG&E Smart Meter Opt-Out Proposal Has Arrived…

…And analog meters are going to be offered–but the proposed cost will run you $210 the first year, and $120 each year after that. Please read this informative post on EMFSafetyNetwork.org.  The California PUC will hold a second phase of … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, FCC, PG&E, Smart Grid, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

PG&E’s Offer of Analogs Comes at a High Cost

Having been forced by bad press to throw sickened customers a meager bone–the option to keep an analog on an individual basis only, at an inflated cost–PG&E CEO Anthony Earley made this astonishing remark: “Why should we be fighting with … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Climate Change, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, Health studies, interference, PG&E, Privacy, Safety, Smart Grid, World Health Organization | 15 Comments

PG&E Shuts Off Power to Sickened Families 2 Weeks Before Christmas

[News links follow.] Frightened by the prospect of a large scale public backlash against their stupid meter program, the cowards at Pacific Grinch and Ebeneezer have cut off power to at least 3 people in California who had been sickened … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Installer Threats and Assaults, PG&E, Santa Cruz County, Smart Grid | 43 Comments