Smart Meters: not so smart an idea
Naples Daily News (blog)
By Vicki Crawford
Not long ago Florida Power and Light sent out a notice to its customers of its plan to upgrade some equipment by replacing the analog electric meters with the new Smart Meters...
http://www.naplesnews.com/blogs/observation_post/2011/sep/29/meterentry/
US smart meter installations pass 25 million mark
eMeter
As of this month there are now 25 million electric smart meters installed in the U.S. That's about one-sixth of 144 million electricity meters in this country, ...
http://www.emeter.com/smart-grid-watch/2011/us-smart-meter-installations-pass-25-million-mark/
BC province wide moratorium on smart meters
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/lakecowichangazette/breaking_news/130867433.html
I just learned that the Union of BC Municipalities has just passed the motion to ask for a province wide moratorium on the smart meter program until a safe alternative is available. There are many problems with the program, and many of the councillors and mayors had concerns other than health - privacy, cost, lack of democratic process.
An amazing show of democracy. The govt. will try to ignore this vote, but they do it at their peril.
Let s do this nationwide.
Sharon
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DELAY SMART METER PROGRAM UNTIL FULL REVIEW BY BCUC, SAYS NDP
http://bcndpcaucus.ca/en/delay_smart_meter_program_until_full_review_by_bcuc_says_ndp
Janice
Informant: Martin Weatherall
More about the theme:
http://www.buergerwelle.de:8080/helma/twoday/bwnews/search?q=smart+meter
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=smart+meter
http://www.buergerwelle.de:8080/helma/twoday/bwnews/search?q=health
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=health
http://www.buergerwelle.de:8080/helma/twoday/bwnews/search?q=BCUC
By Vicki Crawford
Not long ago Florida Power and Light sent out a notice to its customers of its plan to upgrade some equipment by replacing the analog electric meters with the new Smart Meters...
http://www.naplesnews.com/blogs/observation_post/2011/sep/29/meterentry/
US smart meter installations pass 25 million mark
eMeter
As of this month there are now 25 million electric smart meters installed in the U.S. That's about one-sixth of 144 million electricity meters in this country, ...
http://www.emeter.com/smart-grid-watch/2011/us-smart-meter-installations-pass-25-million-mark/
BC province wide moratorium on smart meters
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/lakecowichangazette/breaking_news/130867433.html
I just learned that the Union of BC Municipalities has just passed the motion to ask for a province wide moratorium on the smart meter program until a safe alternative is available. There are many problems with the program, and many of the councillors and mayors had concerns other than health - privacy, cost, lack of democratic process.
An amazing show of democracy. The govt. will try to ignore this vote, but they do it at their peril.
Let s do this nationwide.
Sharon
--------
DELAY SMART METER PROGRAM UNTIL FULL REVIEW BY BCUC, SAYS NDP
http://bcndpcaucus.ca/en/delay_smart_meter_program_until_full_review_by_bcuc_says_ndp
Janice
Informant: Martin Weatherall
More about the theme:
http://www.buergerwelle.de:8080/helma/twoday/bwnews/search?q=smart+meter
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=smart+meter
http://www.buergerwelle.de:8080/helma/twoday/bwnews/search?q=health
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=health
http://www.buergerwelle.de:8080/helma/twoday/bwnews/search?q=BCUC
Starmail - 2. Okt, 05:37