National Grid, Eversource, and Unitil are Deploying ‘Smart’ Electric Meters in Massachusetts
By Patricia Burke If you already know that you want to opt out of a next-generation wireless smart electric meter in MA, here are the…
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Lions and Tigers and Bears and Havana Syndrome and Anomalous Health Incidents and ‘Targeted Justice’ and Smart Meter and Cell Tower Injuries, Oh My
By Patricia Burke Let us NOT use COVID as a convenient cover for injuries caused by non-ionizing radiation; because we’re not that stupid, even if…
Solstice 2024 Smart Meters and Social Media: They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds
By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Images Courtesy Artist and Mother Michele Hertz Incrementalism Controlled by Industry: Labeling and ‘Light’ Cigarettes? Are We Going to…
Smart Meters: Medscape Removes Courses Funded by Philip Morris, Time for Utility Commissions and Legislatures to Bow Too
By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Smart meter battles have been underway across the U.S. since the Obama administration, and many who were on the front…
Energy Suppliers Allowed to Re-start Forced Installation of Prepayment “Smart” Meters
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being…
Exposé Highlights Costly “Smart” Water Meter Deployment Disasters in Multiple Cities and States
By B.N. Frank Opposition to utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being deployed over a decade…
Energy “Smart” Meters Violate Consumers’ Right to Privacy; U.S. “Smart” Meter Data Market Projected to Reach Approx. $557M by 2026
By B.N. Frank Concerned about how your personal information and that of your family members is being collected, analyzed, shared and/or sold? Did you know…
Utilities Commissioner Disagrees with High Opt-Out Fees for “Smart” Electric Meters; Cites Consumer Privacy Concerns
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being…
Court Rules in Favor of Consumer whose “life had become hell”; Utility Must Remove “Smart” Meter
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being…
State Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Protect Utility Consumers from Mandated Time-Of-Use (TOU) Energy Plans
By B.N. Frank Most American energy consumers are NOT signing up for “Time of Use” (TOU) and “Demand Response” energy programs because of the risk…
Customers Report Overbilling after Utility Installs “Smart” Water Meters
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being…
Another Utility Forces All Customers onto Controversial Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates
By B.N. Frank “Time of Use” (TOU) and “Demand Response” energy programs are only beneficial to consumers who can modify their behavior to take advantage…
Millions of Utility “Smart” Meters Will Have to Be Replaced When 2G and 3G Networks Are Shut Off
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being…
‘Smart’ Meter Update: Late Lessons from Early Warnings, Still
By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International. Images courtesy Floris Freshman “Rather than the road to hell being paved with good intentions, I suggest that the road to hell…