Some 5,500 of Ontario’s 4.8 million smart meters are being removed and replaced because of a risk they could heat up, cause an electrical short and possibly spark a fire. SASKPOWER In Saskatchewan last summer, SaskPower removed a model of Sensus Corp. smart meter from homes and businesses after eight unexplained minor fires. By: Robert Benzie Queen’s […]
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In February/March of 2014, a home owner noticed water collecting in his smart meter. They phoned BC Hydro to complain and within 90 minutes, it was replaced. On Dec 17th, 2014 they noticed moisture again in his smart meter and on the 18th 2004 they received a replacement in about 90 minutes.
Posted date: October 31, 2014 A Fanny Bay woman will spend her second night without power after BC Hydro disconnected her service on Thursday. The 71 year-old is one of dozens of people in the Comox Valley who refused to give up their analog metre. She also refused to pay a monthly charge for someone to […]
(video) SaskPower Removing Smart Meters (video) http://globalnews.ca/video/1483691/saskpower-removing-smart-meters SaskPower Removing Smart Meters Wed, Jul 30 – A major development for the troublesome SaskPower smart meters. The government is ordering the crown utility to remove each of the 105 thousand units already installed in the province. It comes after eight reported fires linked to smart meters. Mike McKinnon explains how much this is […]
Hydro-Québec Quebec : Smart meters that take fire? First published November 6, 2013 at 4:53 Photo credit: Courtesy Meters which caught fire Ewan Sauves | QMI Agency Residents of a duplex in the borough of St. Leonard in Montreal had a scare last Saturday when four counters Hydro-Québec would have caught fire, requiring […]
