PG&E Smart Meters
CALIFORNIA PG&E SMART METER REBELLION
Pacific Gas & Electric Company has been installing SMART METERS in California for some time replacing existing analog meters. In California the dramatic increases in monthly charges for electricity has skyrocketed (in some cases), leading to lawsuits and protests against the installation of smart meters.
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Many PG&E customers have questioned the meters' accuracy and question remain about electricity theft and privacy issues. With many increases in monthly PG&E bills, and with PG&E granted a rate hike on January 1, 2011, by the Public Utilities Commission, the installation of the SMART Meters looks like an added windfall profits tax on electricity consumers by PG&E. More rate hike increases are constantly being pushed forward by PG&E each year as the California Public Utilities Commission approves them.
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But the accuracy of smart meters - in particular, the ones used by PG&E's - has been called into
question. Many angry homeowners have complained that their utility bills soared after the new meters
were installed. San Francisco's city attorney has asked the commission to halt PG&E's meter installations program until a questionable PUC investigation is final. Other communities are holding public hearings with regard to this issue and requesting moratoriums on further installations until lawsuits and investigations are completed.
San Anselmo and Fairfax, California State Assemblyman Jared Huffman wants an independent agency to study the health effects of Smart Meters, the electronic monitoring devices that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is installing statewide to measure the electricity output from each household and business.
Critics also argue that the health effects of the electro-magnetic frequencies and radio frequencies are unknown. Investigations into the long-term effects of such frequencies are still on-going. A number of additional concerns have been raised about PG&E's Smart Meters, citing privacy, security, accuracy, theft of electricity, and health problems. KGO Radio in San Francisco, Michael Finney, has been investigating the problems associated with SMART Meters and their investigation has rasied additional questions. ( It has been reported that AM Radio signals may also be effected by the installation of SMART Meters.)
The PDF files below are provided as additional information on this issue. This information will be updated as new information becomes available each week.
It should be noted that PG&E has started a newspaper, radio, and television blitz costing PG&E ratepayers $Millions to convince California residents that SMART Meters are good for us. They should save their money and reduce our rates instead. (PG&E should be more interested in natural gas pipeline upgrades and public safety rather than the installation of SMART Meters at this time.)
(Note: PG&E also conducts Weather Modification Programs in California. Visit the Weather Modification Section of this website for more information. http://www.agriculturedefensecoalition.org/?q=weather-modifications )
18 1 2011 California Public Utilities Commission Information+How to File a Complaint.pdf
18 1 2011 California SMART Meter Complaints May be Filed With the CA Public Utilities Commission.pdf
18 1 2011 NWV THE SMART METER REBELLION by Rosalind Peterson June 23, 2011.pdf
18 1 2011 PG&E Eases Stance on SMART METERS San Francisco Chronicle April 26, 2011.pdf
18 1 California PG+E SMART Meter Complaints May be Filed With the CA Public Utilities Commission.pdf
18 1 PG+E SMART METER HAZARD SIGN.pdf
18 1 SMART METER PG+E DO NOT INSTALL Sticker Mendocino County, CA Photograph January 19, 2011.pdf
18A 2011 PG&E News Releases March 24, 2011 SMART Meter Options Proposal Before CA PUC.pdf
18A 2011 State of Maine PUC Approves SMART Meter Opt-Out Options May 17, 2011 Maine Today News.pdf
18B 2010 PG+E Smart Meter Report Public Version August 15, 2010 AMI Review Submitted to CA PUC.pdf
18B 2011 CA-Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Press Release-Smart Meters June 29, 2011.pdf
18D 2011 Cell Tower Invasion in National Parks-Federal Lands PEER News April 3, 2011.pdf
18D 2011 U.S. Power Grip Test Appliance+Time Disruptions Indicated June 27, 2011 CBS News.pdf
18DZ 2011 Smartphone Users Not Aware of Mobile Security Risks February 16, 2011.pdf
18F 2010 Fairfax CA Bans PG+E Smart Meters for 6 Months S.F. Chronicle August 6, 2010.pdf
18G 2010 Gauging the Pros and Cons of Smart Meters San Francisco Chronicle by Baker July 5, 2010.pdf
18G 2011 PG&E Smart Meter System - How it Works Website May 1, 2011.pdf
18H 1999 Canada Potential Health Risks-Report Radio Frequency Study March 1999.pdf
18H 2011 Smart Meter Foes Call Study on Cell Phones Vindiciation June 2, 2011 S.F. Chronicle.pdf
18I 2011 California PG+E SMART Meter Installation Schedule 2010-2012 List by City March 3, 2011.pdf
18J 1999 Canada Potential Health Risks-Report Radio Frequency Study March 1999.pdf
18K 2010 KGO Newstalk AM 810 Radio March 12, 2010 Smart Meter Complaints Dominate Meeting.pdf
18K 2010 PG&E California Electricity Problems-Greenwire January 7, 2010 PG&E.pdf
18K 2010 PG&E California SMART Meters Problems The Press Democrat February 3, 2010 Page 1.pdf
18K 2010 PG&E California SMART Meters Problems The Press Democrat February 3, 2010 Page 2.pdf
18K 2010 PG+E Smart Meter Problems KGO Radio News March 26, 2010 Electricity Theft.pdf
18K 2010 Smart Meters Have Security Holes+Other Flaws March 26, 2010 Associated Press.pdf
18K 2010 SMART METERS January-April 2010 Newspaper Articles on PG+E California.pdf
18K 2010 The Dark Side of SMART METERS by Rob States, M.S. October 10, 2010 Video.pdf
18K 2011 Next-Up News February 7, 2011 Smart Meters.pdf
18K 2011 Smart Meters-Radiation PLC PPC PLT MHz Internet Graphics of Interest.pdf
18M 2003 PG&E New Circuit Breaker Sulfur Hexafluoride SF6 Leak Study.pdf
18M 2010 PG+E Smart Meters Takes Bulk of Complaints August 24, 2010.pdf
18M 2011 EPA Report PG&E Case Study Reducing SF6 Emissions.pdf
18N 2010 California SMART Meters Mostly Accurate Report Relased SEPT 2, 2010 S.F. Chronicle.pdf
18N 2010 PG&E Facing California Utility Investigation April 3, 2010 News.pdf
18N 2010 PG+E Smart Meters Arcata City Council The Times Standard DEC 16, 2010.pdf
18N 2010 PG+E Smart Meters Humboldt County, CA November 22, 2010.pdf
18N 2011 New Electreicity SMART Meters Stirs Fears January 30, 2011 NYTimes Page 1.pdf
18N 2011 New Electricity SMART Meters Stirs Fears January 30, 2011 NYTimes Entire Article.pdf
18N 2011 No SMART Meter for you-Prepare to Pay PG&E $$$ April 13, 2011 News.pdf
18N 2011 PG+E SMART METERS - Marin County, CA Supervisors OK Moratorium January 5, 2011.pdf
18N 2011 Power Grid Test-1 Year Appliance+Time Disruptions CBS News June 27, 2011.pdf
18N 2011 SMART METER Problems California January 10, 2011 Higher Bill Sticker Shock.pdf
18N 2011 Take This Smart Meter...or Else S.F. Chronicle June 15, 2011.pdf
18N 2011 UK DECC Confirms Talks With Dept of Heath Over SMART METER Risks JAN 25, 2011 News.pdf
18P 2010 California ISO 5 Year SMART GRID Power Point Presentation Website CA.smartgrid.pdf
18P 2010 California SMART Meters PG+E Conducting Own Meter Tests April 21, 2010 Californian News.pdf
18P 2010 How PG+E SMART Meters Work July 29, 2010 San Anselmo-Fairfax News.pdf
18P 2010 Information About PG+E Smart Meter Program July 29, 2010 San Anselmo-Fairfax News.pdf
18P 2010 Pacific Gas & Electic Company 2010 Annual Report.pdf
18P 2010 Report Sheds Light on PG+E Digital SMART Meters May 11, 2010 S.F. Chronicle.pdf
18P 2010 SMART METERS IBM Style Sales+Distribution Brief - December 15, 2010.pdf
18P 2011 Health Impact Smart Meter Report April 2011 Final Report.pdf
18P 2011 PG&E CARE Program Website April 19, 2011.pdf
18P 2011 PG&E Energy Partners Program Brochure Information Website May 1, 2011.pdf
18P 2011 PG&E New Rates-Round Two June 2, 2011 San Francisco Chronicle.pdf
18P 2011 PG&E Officers Listing April 22, 2011 Website http___www.pge.pdf
18P 2011 PG&E Rates to Drop for Heaviest Utility Users May 27, 2011 S.F. Chronicle.pdf
18P 2011 PG&e Refrigerator, Freezer+Room AC Recycling Website April 19, 2011 http___www.pge.pdf
18P 2011 PG+E SMART METER FAQ+Help Website April 18, 2011 http___www.pge.pdf
18P 2011 Residential Energy-Efficiency Federal Tax Credits Website April 19, 2011 http___www.pge.pdf
18Q 2009 Customers Say New PG+E Meters Not Always Smart S.F. Chronicle October 18, 2009.pdf
18Q 2011 Texas Light Bulb Bill Would Skirt Federal Ban on Incandescent Light Bulbs June 14, 2011.pdf
18S 2011 PG+E to Bring SMART Meters to Plumas County, CA Starts April 11, 2011.pdf
18T 2009 Honey Bee Study Kerala, India CCD Link Possible September 2009 Mobile Microwaves.pdf
18V 2010 Cell Tower Invasion PEER News Location in National Parks October 13, 2010.pdf
18V 2011 Can Cell Telephone Exposure Cause Bone Weakening PHYSORG March 27, 2011 News Study.pdf
18V 2011 Cell Phones & Smart Meters S.F. Chronicle May 31, 2011.pdf
18V 2011 SMART Metering Typical Residential Network Architecture Website http___www.infraxinc.pdf
18W 2011 Plumas County, CA Sky Photograph Taken Over PG+E Cloud Seeder April 12, 2011.pdf
18X 2009 C PG&E New Smart Meter Problems SFChronicle 2009.pdf
18X 2009 PG&E Smart Meters=Soaring Electic Bills S.F. Chronicle November 2009.pdf
18X 2009 PG+E in California Installing 13 Thousand Smart Meters Per Day November 4, 2009.pdf
18Y 2010 PG&E California SMART METER Search + Information + Lawsuit + Problems February 22, 2010.pdf
18Y 2010 Smart Meters - PG+E Google Search March 27, 2010 Page 1.pdf
18Z PG&E Contract Information No Comment ELEC_CONTRACTS_CONTR_AND_DEV.pdf
18Z 2008 HydroOne_2008_AnnualReport_ENG 2008 SMART Meters+SMART Grid.pdf
18Z 2010 How PG+E is Breaking the Law+Forcing Smart Meters Onto Local Communities.pdf
18Z 2010 Town of Fairfax, CA Town Council Meeting September 1, 2010 http___www.town-of-fairfax.pdf
18Z 2010 Wireless Smart Meters Electrosmog on an Unprecedented Scale August 9, 2010.pdf
18Z 2011 No comment People or Corporations Who Rules January 11, 2011.pdf
18Z 2011 PG&E SMART METER News January 2011 Marin County, California+General Information.pdf
18Z 2011 Qualcomm Digital Wireless Technologies June 12, 2011 NYTimes.pdf
18Z 2011 The Humboldt Herald PG&E Faces Smart Meter Rebellion in Humboldt County, CA News.pdf
18Z 2011 The Problem with SMART Grids Energy Bulletin March 18, 2011.pdf
Smart Meter Fire Risks - Television Report March 14, 2012 - Homes at risk from Smart Meter Fires-Special Report - Today Tonight News
EPA & California Department of Toxic Substances Control Final Report on Mercury August 2002
Note: Energy Efficient Light Bulb Hazards include Mercury, Arsenic, Lead & Possible PCBs in older ballasts.
See California EPA Website for more information: http://www.calepa.ca.gov
1) PG&E Acknowledges SmartMeter Problems
by Michael Finney ABC7 New "On Your Side"
April 26, 2010 - SACRAMENTO, CA (KGO) -- There is a startling admission from PG&E about the controversial SmartMeters. The utility has insisted its new meters are accurate, but on Monday they admitted to some problems at a state Senate committee hearing. PG&E confirmed on Monday that more than 43,000 of its SmartMeters have suffered from various problems. The utility remains insistent however that these problems have had little impact on customers' bills.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/7_on_your_side&id=7406652
2) http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/7_on_your_side&id=7386817
Video - Texas Utilities Admit Billing Errors With Smart Meters - April 14, 2010
3) http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=7353737
Video - Are Smart Meters Easy Targets for Hackers? ABC7 "On Your Side" March 26, 2010
PG&E SMART METER Search + Information + Lawsuit + Problems February 22, 2010.pdf
IBM SMART METER CASE Study December 15, 2010
This is a commercial about E-Meters by IBM. Please note that they want this information. It is not designed to help the public - it is designed to provide second by second information on what is taking place in our homes. It is not designed to benefit the public it is designed to give PG&E more information and also to cut their expenses by putting meter-readers out of work...thus, increasing their profits.
June 2, 2011 - Should Cell Phone Radiation be Cause for Alarm
3New.co.nz New Zealand
"...Right now you are being exposed to electro magnetic fields, or EMFs. Whether that should alarm you or not is the subject of worldwide scientific debate. Yesterday the World Health Organisation ramped up its concern, declaring cell phone use as a "possible cancer risk". But experts are divided about the risks. Ingrid Hipkiss shares some of the findings from an Inside New Zealand investigation. Watch the video here.
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/Should-cell-phone-radiation-be-cause-for-alarm/tabid/817/articleID/213666/Default.aspx#ixzz1ZEc80baA
PG&E Smart Meters - California
Video Clip of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Business Meeting, on Thursday September 22, 2011. President Michael Peevey did a topsy-turvy about-face, and declared that a man suffering from headaches from his "smart" meter, can have his analog meter back from PG&E. This is a remarkable change from previous total lack of relief that the CPUC has offered the hundreds of people who have come before it, and the thousands who have sent in complaints, over the last year or so, begging to have their "smart" meters removed. What exactly prompted this change in the commission's response may remain obscure, but there many, many people all over the state that will be relieved and pleased. Not addressed by this turn of events is what will be the fate of communities and municipalities who have declared clear opposition to the new Smart Meters. Who, or what, will be allowed to "go back to the analog meter"? Will a doctor's note about a headache be necessary? The whole meeting on video: http://www.californiaadmin.com/cpuc.shtml
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/27/obama-spend-34b-smart-power-grid/
U.S. Air Force Develops Method to Steal or Harvest Electricity from Power Lines Without Paying for the Electricity Used. With this technology anyone can steal electricity. "...Written on June 29, 2010 John Ohab. The Bat Hook: Harvesting Energy from Power Lines LABTV- Power lines crisscross the skies, delivering electricity with the flip of a switch. But what happens when a soldier is outside, away from an electrical outlet, and unable to access electricity to power equipment or recharge batteries? An engineer at an Air Force research lab in Dayton, Ohio, has figured out how to harness electricity from power lines via a system called RAPS. RAPS is a connecting device that’s attached to the end of a long cable. When the device is thrown over a power line, a blade at the end pierces the power line and completes the circuit that brings electricity down to the soldier. And that can mean a lot in the desert or jungle. “Research and development is an amazing field to work in and yes, it’s fun,” says mechanical designer Dave Coates. “Especially when you have a lot of people saying the task you’ve been given is impossible, and then you produce something like this.” Special thanks to the National Defense Educational Program for providing this insider’s view of every day work undertaken by Defense Department scientists and engineers..."