By Kelly Hayes August 25, 2015 6pm Video Journalist Global News Time is running out for a Kelowna man who is in a standoff with FortisBC. The man refuses to have a smart meter installed in his rental home. He says he wants to keep his old analog meter but FortisBC says that’s not an […]
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Jul 29
by Wayne Moore | Story: 144983 – Jul 29, 2015 / 5:00 am A handful of FortisBC customers have chosen to be without power after refusing to select the type of smart meter they wish installed at their home. Utility spokesman David Wylie said a few customers in Trail and a few more in Kelowna had their power […]
By Adam Proskiw – Infotel News Gary Fong was sent a $4,500 bill from Fortis for power used by a building that burned down more than six months ago. (ADAM PROSKIW /InfoTel Multimedia) July 24, 2015 – 6:30 PM KELOWNA – A world-famous photographer who lives part time in Ellison says Fortis B.C. has […]
With a phenomenal increase in the number of cellphone users in Bihar over the years, varieties of mobile phones have flooded the city markets. B K Mishra | TNN | May 06, 2015, 16:40 IST PATNA: With a phenomenal increase in the number of cellphone users in Bihar over the years, varieties of mobile phones […]
Still smartingOsoyoos man Jacob de Raadt had his power cut off after refusing to accept a new smart meter. Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015 6:06 pm JOE FRIES | comments Persistent concerns about smart meters have prompted a group of local politicians to call on the B.C. government to pull the plug on further installations […]
Michael Graham Richard (@Michael_GR) Technology / Clean Technology May 8, 2015 Elon Musk does it again It’s barely been a week since Tesla unveiled its Powerwall energy system, which scales from residential houses to massive gigawatt-hour utility scale. Not enough time for much to happen, right? Well, apparently people have been waiting for something like this and there’s […]
