Jan 25, 2012 1:21 PM
To defuse opposition from smart meter foes and allow utility companies
to move forward with grid modernization plans, utility leaders may have
to consider creating smart meter opt-out programs regardless of the
validity of opponents’ concerns about health, safety and privacy,
according to Chartwell’s latest industry report, Smart Meter Opt-Out Programs 2012.
Some utilities may be forced into creating such programs. In May,
Central Maine Power was subject to the first regulatory ruling by the
Maine Public Utilities Commission that required a smart meter opt-out
program. The California Public Utilities Commission could become the
second regulatory body to require an opt-out program for Pacific Gas &
Electric, with a decision date of Feb. 1.
While developing viable opt-out programs is a growing priority for
utilities, Smart Meter Opt-Out Programs 2012 shows that not just any
program will suffice. Offering to disable the RF transmitter after
installing the smart meter, for example, does not always satisfy vocal
opponents. According to the report, an analog option has better
potential to neutralize smart meter conflicts and clear the air for
better customer outreach efforts with the vast majority of customer who
will choose smart meters.
In addition to detailing which opt-out programs seem to be getting the
most support, the report discusses the positive impact on customer
satisfaction when utilities offer customers options, regardless of
where they fall in the smart grid debate.
SMART CUSTOMER / SMART METER
– Smart Meter Opt-Out Programs Spread Across North America
– PG&E Completes Stadium Electrical Improvements, Testing to Ensure Candlestick Park Ready for Playoff Game
– Eléctrica de Guayaquil Completes Smart Metering Implementation in Latin America
– BC Hydro Goes Live with Itron’s MDM System for SAP Utility AMI Solutions
– FirstEnergy’s Paperless Option Offers Convenience to Electric Utility
Read more:
http://tdworld.com/customer_service/smart-meter-opt-out-0112/#ixzz1kVFZXDh6
http://tdworld.com/customer_service/smart-meter-opt-out-0112/
#1 by PAULINE HOLETON on February 4, 2012 - 4:11 pm
WE NEED TO STOP THIS INVASION OF THESE METERS ASAP…. tHEY WILL TAKE AWAY OUR PRIVACY IN OUR HOMES AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS. pLEASE VISIT W4AR.COM FOR ALLOT OF INFO. wE NEED TO FIGHT TO STOP THESE FROM TAKING OVER ALL OF OUR LIVES. wE WILL NO LONGER HAVE OUR FREEDOOM!11pauline holeton w4ar
#2 by David Waterhouse on February 19, 2012 - 12:22 am
I refuse to allow BC Hydro to install a “smart meter” on my home. I have followed the roll out by P. G. and E. in California and now here in BC. The meters are not accurate and no one from BC Hydro will admit to that fact. Health issues have not been addressed to the satisfaction of medical authorities. Check in with Nanaimo residents. Their complaints of obscene hydro bills have been totally ignored by hydro officials. Hydro has given lip service only by suggesting they can help jog the memories of residents where they used extra energy they forgot about. Poppycock! Enough with Hydro’s lies!
#3 by Geoff Fenton on March 4, 2012 - 3:16 pm
700,000+ stopped the HST ripoff – if those 700k duct taped aluminim foil over those ‘smart meters’ it wouldn’t take too long before we got our analog meters back
#4 by authorthat on March 29, 2012 - 4:29 pm
The entire electronic cage is the exact opposite environmental condition of earth’s original condition. It’s said electromagnetic pollution has increased by 100,000 times with the advent of wireless technologies, now planned for all smart homes of the future, for the few who will be able to afford it, in the huge few mega high density cities planned by the architechs of Agenda 21, loaded with “smart dust” and mark of the beast vaccine injected occupants. Under these conditions people would live very short lives with altered DNA, because that’s exactly what it does to those who eat GMO processed MSG food, radiated once to get it to the store by super highway, and again in the microwave. Along with the Codex Alimentarius, you’ll be lucky to see fifty, since the frequency you live in and consume is so low, you’ll be lucky to have an original thought, let alone be aware of your dual nature. That of the chaotic energetic/physical, and that of the spiritual. The pineal gland would be thoroughly calcified by age 20. I would like to give all the opportunity to discover the nature of all life. Learn about geoenergetics for geophysical manipulation like steering Katrina, bioenergetics for imposing or curing all diseases, and psycoenergetics for manipulating mind and emotion. There is much more to the cell tower than the public understands. Industrial scale wind included. We now live in an electromagnetic plasma chemtrail altered environment. Feel free to study from my site. http://authorthat.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/original-geoengineering-of-creation/ The Blogathon Philabuster The witness to evil must not remain silent.