INDEX TO SMART METER NEWS BRIEFS:
April 29th – Allegan County First S.M. Resolution in West Mich
April 29th – BC Hydro Class Action Lawsuit
April 28th – California Class Action Lawsuit
April 23rd – Magda Havas SM Talk in Montreal
April 22nd – UK SM Opponents Appear Before Select Committee
April 18th – Smart Meter Skeptic writes in Holland Sentinel
Archived News Items
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NEW – ENTIRE ELECTRIC GRID IN DANGER! May 7th:
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NEW – MUSKEGON TALK RADIO & MEETING VIDEOS - April 19th:
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GAME CHANGER IN NAPERVILLE, IL – March 22nd – What it means for our Michigan strategy. Federal judge issues decision, after 14 months of litigation, dismissing all four counts of the Complaint of the Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group and individual plaintiffs against the City of Naperville, Illinois. More.
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MCMILLIN SMART METER BILL:
Oakland Press – Description of Bill
Text and Status of Bill in Legislature
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MAINE SMART METER SUPREME COURT HEARING – March 29th – Video of this landmark case now available for first time! Click here for story and video!
———————————————————————————————– MUSKEGON SMART METER MEETING WELL ATTENDED! – February 21st, 2013 – One hundred twenty five people came to hear our program on the dangers of electric “smart meters” currently being installed in Muskegon and Oceana counties by Consumers Energy. More
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MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE SHOWS BIAS – January 8th, 2013 - Today, at a hearing of the Michigan Public Services Commission (MPSC), administrative judge Dennis Mack excluded nearly ALL opposition evidence from being considered in the smart meter opt out case, U-17053. Nearly all evidence that had been offered by multiple intervenors has been stricken from the record on the transparently false claim that health, safety and privacy issues are “outside the scope” of this proceeding. More
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COUPLE CAN KEEP METER THEY INSTALLED – December 5th, 2012 Today a temporary agreement was reached between Detroit Edison and a couple who had removed a ‘smart meter’ and replaced it with an analog (mechanical meter) they installed themselves. More>
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DR. DAVID CARPENTER TO TESTIFY IN MICHIGAN – December 1st, 2012 - Dr. Carpenter, known around the world as one of the leading experts on effects of radio waves on biological systems, has graciously agreed to testify without fee in support of our Michigan efforts before the MPSC and also for some of our members pursuing cases in the circuit courts against DTE. More>
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AMERICA BECOMING GIANT SURVEILLANCE GRID? – September 24th, 2012 – by Michael. You are being watched. The control freaks that hold power in the United States have become absolutely obsessed with 
surveillance. They are constantly attempting to convince the American people that we are all “safer” when virtually everything that we do is watched, monitored, tracked and recorded. Our country is being systematically transformed into a giant surveillance grid far more comprehensive than anything George Orwell ever dreamed of. If you still believe that there is such a thing as “privacy” in this day and age, you are being delusional. More
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MICHIGAN SMART METER CASE QUIETLY REOPENED - September 25th, 2012 - Something happened that will change the whole course of smart meter events in Michigan. You didn’t hear about it because no press release was issued and the media, failing as usual to do its own due diligence, has remained silent on the most significant development to date on an issue on which 24 city governments and two county governments have pressed for resolution.
The Michigan Public Service Commission on this day issued an Order reopening general rate case U-15768, in order to comply with an Order of the Michigan Court of Appeals issued last April. The Court of Appeals had rebuked the MPSC in its April 10th decision for failing to do a proper cost/benefit study before authorizing, in January 2009, $37 million dollars in smart meter costs to be passed on to customers. More ———————————————————————————————–
“PROTECT YOURSELF FROM DIGITAL METERS” by Jerry Day.
An excellent 7 minute video that puts this worldwide phenomenon in perspective! Click here.
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WHY UTILITIES NOW BETRAY THEIR CUSTOMERS! Why are smart meters now being forced upon us? The easy answer would be because it is profitable for the utility industry to do so. It is not hard to conjure up a bogeyman in the big bad corporation. But Detroit Edison had an enviable reputation, built over many decades, as a reliable provider of electric service, and as a business that treated its customers fairly. In a free market, corporations, in pursuing their own best interests, tend to realize their own goals by doing the things that best meet the needs of their customers.
But wait a minute – who or what made it so profitable of late for Detroit Edison and most of the other utilities in this country to, all of a sudden, so mistreat their customers? Why did they all decide to risk their customer goodwill and the security of the entire electric grid on unproven technology? Click here for more.
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MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION LAYS AN EGG! June 29th, 2012 –The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued its staff report on its “investigation” of the smart meter controversy. The important point to understand is that this “investigation”, spanning 5-1/2 months, was no investigation at all. It was a “Cover Thy …” process designed to justify policies the agency had put into effect years earlier. The process was initiated in response to pleas from 9 city governments and to placate citizens, give citizens an opportunity to vent their rage, and utility corporations an opportunity to get their corporate PR on record. It was clear from the beginning that this process was never seriously intended to question the ongoing forced replacement of 2 million electric meters. Read more.
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WE NEED PEOPLE WILLING TO TELL THEIR STORY! Have you experienced either a health problem, interference with devices in your home, or a skyrocketing electric bill following a ‘smart’ meter installation? We are doing a video about people’s experiences . We are also seeking folks willing to testify in court in one of our two upcoming legal cases. If you might be able to help us email to: fdshel@yahoo.com or call (248) 604-7545.
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Paranoia runs deep here…Ned Ludd’s disciples!
I assume your reference is to the anti technology movement of 200 years ago. Most of our group are working or have worked in high technology fields. We are hardly modern day Luddites. Our objections are not against technology, but against the misuse and abuse of technology when it is applied in ways that do not enrich or empower individuals.
Is anyone going to the Rochester Green Fair tomorrow? good chance to get the word out!!!
People need to know where their neighbor’s meters are pointing! If it’s pointing at your head where you sleep, other then putting up microwave absorbing material, is there any legal action you can do to get theirs changed back?
Dave, You could of course start a lawsuit in the circuit court of your county against the utility and ask for a court order or injunction to compel the utility to remove their smart meter from your neighbor’s house. Such an approach will be very time consuming and expensive and you would have the burden of proof. The utility had no lawful basis for installing a cancer causing surveillance device on either your home or your neighbor’s home. It is NOT in their tariff. But proving this in court might well take a year or two. I assume you have removed the smart meter from your own home. Encourage your neighbor to do the same.
The Muskegon meeting last night was so informative on the destructive/deteriorating health risks that these microwave radio frequency’s are causing. It was also a shocking display of how uneducated the energy company’s people are concerning this and also how hard headed they are. I left the meeting feeling very bad for these people. Keep up the AWESOME work! Perhaps you can make some flyers like stopsmartmeters.org and sell them on here to make money to further fight this and educate the public. I am willing to help with this if needed. Also, whatever else I can do please feel free to contact. I appreciate your bravery and altruism regarding this…the two of you that lectured last night.
Thank you.
peace
Jeremy, Thanks for the feedback! We are working on a brochure. We could use your help getting a group started in Muskegon area. I will pass your name on to the person who will be heading that up!
Any replacement meter that DTE says is a [smartmeter turned off], must be visually different and not have microwave transmitters inside it, other wise it would be unacceptable, because they could be turned on remotely!
DTE have already installed their Smart Meters in my neighborhood in Dexter. I had signs and locks on my electric and gas meter, so their meters were not installed on my home. Now DTE is telling me that MPSC will be approving DTE’s request to charge $86.00 for not having a meter, and $15.00 additional charge on my monthly bill. I was also told that I will have to have a digital meters that will replace my analog meters. These meters are supposed to have on/off switches, and the switch will be set to “OFF”. I was told I will have NO CHOICE, that these new digital meters will be installed on my home. As far as I’m concerned if these meters can be turned off, they can also be turned on. I just hope DTE can be stopped from doing what they tell me their going to do.
Bob,
We are doing all we can to stop this. In the recent hearings on this DTE proposal, many challenged the utility’s plan. Mr. Erickson, representing Attorney General Bill Schuette, established when questioning the DTE witness, that there was absolutely no purpose in replacing an analog meter with a non-transmitting (radio off) smart meter, and therefore no justification for that $87 up front fee – which was mostly to pay for that pointless replacement.
bob : perhaps after they change your meter (and it will probably be inevitable)wrap it with aluminum foil that is grounded to a ground stake . this should make a faraday cage around it and not let the rf out. . let trhem have their meter but -PROTECT- yourself in this manner. the only way to fight these folks is to make it unprofitable. if they still need a meter reader then it isnt saving them anything. besides they are at present reading the meters by sending a guy out-right?? why would they charge you $15 a month more— they should reduce the bill of everyone that has the meter seein as they dont need to send anyone out and their cost is reduced because of it. just a suggestion. i can appreciate your fight on this . i gave up years ago and have been off grid for 23 yrs now. mike
Having the transmitters turned off is only half the battle, your daily use of electricity will be recorded and they can retrieved, the info they can get,” when you get up, went you go to bed, how many times you get up during the night, when you do your laundry, how many people are living there”. A total invasion of privacy. DO NOT CONSENT TO ANYTHING OTHER THEN A ANALOG METER!
It’s your home! 2nd Constitution right, plus right to privacy!
DTE installed a “smart meter/advanced current” device on my property in southeast Michigan a month after I told them I did not consent to having one. They came unannounced and left a flyer while I was a work stating they had installed one. They have refused to return calls or emails. Today I was able to speak to a customer service rep who told me the meter was here to stay and that I had no choice in the matter (turning it “off” wasn’t even an option)! I will continue to work on having the device REMOVED.
V Montgomery – Please do not “work on having the device removed”! That road leads nowhere. DTE has become a bully on this issue and they cannot be reasoned with in any manner whatsoever. What they have done to you and others is illegal. The tariff, which is the contract between you and them does not authorize them to install devices such as “smart meters”. What you need to do is remove the offending device yourself. There is no other solution. There are instructions on our website where you can purchase an analog meter and how to install it and how to protect yourself from legal liability.
Congratulations to all of you for winning the opt-out. I’m proud to be from Michigan . . . perhaps more today than ever. Best wishes to all of you! Susan Foster
Today’s development:
http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,4639,7-159-16400_17280-285917–,00.html
September 11, 2012 – The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today accepted the MPSC staff’s June 29 report on advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and directed all investor-owned utilities to make available an opt-out option, based on cost-of-service principles, for their customers, if or when the provider elects to implement AMI.
Noting that issues concerning customer data collection, privacy and cyber security are complex, the Commission also said it will open a separate docket to deal with these issues. The MPSC will solicit company-specific information on cyber security planning, standards and policies for the utilities currently implementing AMI or planning to implement these systems. In the same docket, the MPSC will request utility input on customer data collection and privacy standards, required rulemaking or rule amendments and interim measures to be undertaken while the rulemaking process proceeds.
Thank you, Representative McMillin, for this very timely update!
I am looking for someone who has or can get RF measuring equipment, perhaps an RF engineer in order to help me assess potential houses for relative safety with regard to rf/emf. I am willing to pay for the time. The homes are in livingston county. I appreciate your help. Please let me know if there is a better place to post this message or if you know anyone. contact me at housingsearch18@aol.com
Anonymous – whoever is going to do this for you should be using a “micro surge meter”. This is a handheld meter that is capable of measuring the PEAK INTENSITY of radio pulses that may only be a few milliseconds in duration. There are many handheld RF meters that cannot do this, and will only measure the AVERAGE rf energy, averaged over many seconds. The potential for biological damage is proportional to that peak intensity, not to the average energy level. The foregoing measurement is of RF energy traveling through the air. But a measurement should also be taken for high frequencies or very short duration pulses present on the home’s wiring. The latter is called “dirty electricity” and can often be much reduced by installation of Stetzer filters. Good luck! Hope one of our readers responds to you. You might also try advertising for such help on Craig’s list.
i just looked you folks up as i saw the Herrick Library meeting on the news . i think this meter thing is worse health wise than most folks realize . i have lived off grid for 20+ years and as such am a little slow to the new things but as i was always interested in electronics and emf , i am skeptical of anything wireless . it has been scientifically proven that microwaved water kills plants even days later yet people heat their food everyday in them (my grand daughter used this as a science fair experiment in Bloomingdale MI) . the reason it is unhealthy is because of what electromagnetic fields do to the calcium ions in water and how this activated ion causes biological cells membranes to become permeable and leak .
this has been proven to cause the very same effect even under weak electromagnetic fields much lower than even cell phones , wifi , and even cordless phones . the only difference is at a lower field strength it takes longer but is just as unhealthy . if you consider just one transmission – then yeah it may not be much and your body may well be capable of healing itself . however if you consider all of the cell towers , airport/weather radar , municipal microwave transmissions , wifi , cell phones , any number of other wireless devices — its all accumulative .
i have a copy of a scientific research paper that was written by a Brit that gave a deposition in an Oregon court in support of removing wifi from the Portland Oregon public schools . this fellow studied electromagnetic water softeners and how some folks had good results and some folks don’t . come to find out it is all in how it is hooked in the water supply . some folks found that plants grew better on conditioned water while some didn’t . animals that drank conditioned water had mixed results . some cows were better in health and gave more milk while for others sheep that drank conditioned water were unhealthy and grew slowly .
this was confusing until it was understood that the amount of conditioning was the answer . water conditioned for a short time caused cell permeability and –to an extent– allowed better uptake of nutrients . too long a conditioning time and cell membranes were permeable to the point that they could no longer function. all this with extremely weak electromagnetic fields .
well , once you understand what almost non existent mag fields do and how minute the difference in conditioning time is between healthy and unhealthy it is easier to see how something small even if it produces no heating effect in tissue can be a bad thing .
the British researcher i spoke of earlier started to think -if such a small mag field could do so much what about the water in a persons body and the conditioning effects when a person sits in a emf field all day by a Computer or cell phone . the aforementioned research paper deals with this topic . i have permission from this fellow (Andrew Goldsworthy) to share this document . anyone that wishes a copy can email me and ask for it . ask for —–
biological effects of weak electromagnetic fields –it is in pdf
thanks mike
Thanks Mike for this. I would definitely like to read that research paper. Can you send as email attachment to me at fdshel@yahoo.com?
I believe you’re missing an entire area of concern with ‘smart-meters’ . .or actually, the digital meters. Please check out this Sage report . .which, interestingly, I cannot find on the Sage website but it looks legit: http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Smart-Meters-Risk-for-fire.pdf.
Truckingal,
Actually we did have something up on that under the tab “Our Safety”. We have just now added a link to the Sage article you mentioned. Thank you!
Though you would find helpful, if you havent seen already… see vids also they seem to be helping people understand
http://bcfreedom.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/death-lies-and-mutations-what-the-military-kept-from-the-public-on-microwave-radiation/
When Detroit Edison told me they were going to install a smart meter at my house, there was never any mention of being able to opt out. Is there anything I can do to opt out after the fact? Thanks.
LB – There is quite a bit of information on this website on what you can do. See, example, the “WhatTo Do Checklist” page at this link: “http://michiganstopsmartmeters.com/what-can-i-do”.
I don’t hear anybody niakltg about what, to me, are the real motivations behind smart meters. We have a shortage of infrastructure in this country. We need more power plants to provide for the current needs and even more for future needs. Instead of working to provide more infrastructure, the current administration is pouring billions into forcing smart meters down our throats. The idea, I believe, is that once everyone is hooked up, they will start charging an arm and a leg for energy use during peak hours. That’s where smart meters come in. The only real reason to monitor individual usage by the hour or minute, is to regulate it by gouging for peak hours usage. This can’t be done without the smart meters. The power companies already know, by metering on their end, how much power is being used overall at different times, but they have no way to regulate individual usage without the smart meters. They will reduce energy use by making it too expensive to use energy during peak hours, when you need it the most. The smart meters are social engineering at its worst. It is big brother telling the American public when and how they can live their lives rather than doing their real job, which would be making sure that there is adequate energy for a growing country. Oh wait, my bad. We are in a shrinking economy and the government is making sure that it keeps shrinking by making sure that there will not be enough energy for growth. Brilliant! We really need leaders with this kind of foresight. Not!!! This administration is working very hard to take our freedom and self-determination away. Controlling the American public is the government’s motivation to put in these meters. That’s why people’s health concerns are irrelevant. The citizens will be controlled, at any cost.
Spot on Tefita. Follow the money and connect the dots to ICLEI to UN Agenda 21. Thanks.
ALWAYS follow the money!
http://bcfreedom.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/smart-grid-money-trail-energy-harvesting-devastating-corrosion/
Friday, February 17, 2012
DTE To Propose Opt-Out Provision For Customers Opposed To Smart Meters
http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?Id=14168&sec=104
Thank you, Representative McMillin, for this most welcome update!
How did we ever get to this? By not keeping ourselves informed about what is really going on in our lands. Politicians are run by corporations Freedom and Democracy is becoming more of a joke, if we allow it. Keep refusing these contraptions and they will have to give in. It is all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$..
1.8 British Columbians , that is half of the province is against these meters.So what is really going on? World wide there are problems, and more meters are returned. So let’s keep up the fight, it is for all of us.