Posted on 01/24/2013 7:57:31 PM PST by Pleistarchos
This is one brave woman, People like this put many of us to shame for our failure to act. Appropriately her last name means 'steel' in German.
"Jennifer Stahl has been a strong advocate against the smart meter program in Naperville, Ill., for the last two years. The issue came to a head Wednesday afternoon when she was arrested while refusing to let the utility workers install the controversial device....
Stahl was at a friend’s house when she received the call from her husband that the utility workers had arrived. She was home within 15 minutes and saw they were at a neighbor’s house. Her neighbors were not home, but they had signs stating they did not permit the new meter to be installed......
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Quite awhile ago, one anti-smart meter rumor claimed that when meters sent data that they were possibly a radiation hazard, arguably similar in concept to unknown long-term effects of using cell phone.
The “Smart Meter” has nothing to do with controlling anything. It’s only a unit similar to the old meters, but can transmit the useage information directly to the Electricity supplier for billing opposed to a meter reader coming on your property to read the meter once a month.
The “reader” lost his/her job, and that translates into BIG savings for the Electric supply company.
We like it as it means we don’t have to leave our gates open for the meter reading once a month.
There is an option available you can have the electric supply company install a device on your a/c if you wish to have them control your electrical useage during the hot Summer months thus, decrease useage, and decrease your electrical costs, but that’s totally separate from the “Smart Meter”. NOW THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO INSTALL ON MY A/C as I will control my useage, and my comfort level, not someone with a chart in an air conditioned office they don’t have to pay the costs for.
They do already. It's called the off switch. During the coldest days a couple years ago, they feared too much power was going to be used so they randomly were switching off power for 20 minutes throughout the area. Problem was, they'd either forget to turn it back on or when they did the surge blew transmitters. I don't think they'll be doing that again anytime soon.
I have smart meter wish they would allow me to see my bill online and pay there now. The woman is a moron.
“All the alleged “Smart Meter” does is send the readings to the power company instead of a meter reader once a month.”
Are you simply misinformed, or are you a propagandist for a power company?
>> I imagine some heavy metallic “remodeling” in the area of the antenna would render them useless.<<
I am 99.99% sure that when the little Borg Minion realizes it has been severed from the Collective it ceases to provide power to the house.
The smart meters install around here just allow them to read the meter remotely. Your thermostat is not connected in any to the meter. There is a separate device that is not wire to the thermostat but to just the AC unit. I had one in my last house and got a 20% discount on my electricity in the summer months. They had no idea what my thermostat settings were. I had and older non-digital one at the time. During high use times they could turn off the power to just AC and it would be just for an hour. I didn’t cool my whole house most of the time and rarely turned the main AC on. I had a room size AC installed in my bedroom and cooled just that room. It was plugged into the wall and it could not be turned off.
The problem with smart meters is they can read them every 15 minutes and can tell when you are using electricity. The possibility is they will try to charge you more if you use too much at certain times. .
Of course they pretty much have you over a barrel unless you either plan to live like the Amish or are wealthy enough to afford your well/septic tank and means of power generation (that doesn't involve a utility connection -- I.E. Natural Gas). In fact that isn't even an option because many places FORCE you to take city water and sewer if available.
“Quite awhile ago, one anti-smart meter rumor claimed that when meters sent data that they were possibly a radiation hazard, arguably similar in concept to unknown long-term effects of using cell phone.”
AW GEEEEEZ! Too many love their tin foil. I don’t know if it’s the result of their creativeness with that material, or if they are just nuts.
You are correct. All these meters do is allow the utility company to read your meter without coming onto your property. If the power company wants to turn off your power they can do it with the old meter.
I’m a retired Horse corral cleaner. I know what that stuff is. :)
Except that eventually, the smart meters will interface with smart appliances so not only will your minute by minute usage be tracked, those that care to will know exactly what your usage is for...
They never asked our permission when we built our house they just installed it. We were actually relieved when we figured it out because we have a gated driveway and don’ t like to have to worry about service people having access to the property.
***** “If it were forced upon me, I’d probably discontinue my relationship with the power company, and force them to take their property with them. I’d power my home in some other way.” *****
I just came home one day and it was there ... couple months later new Gas Meter too
But option “B” (as you mentioned) is in my prep plan anyway
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Just don’t do business with the electric utility.
Labor is increasingly expensive - especially now with Obamacare. The other side of the argument is that the reduced costs can either be passed on to the users in rate reductions or lower rate increases.
I used to work for a smart meter manufacturer. There were lots of discussions on how the information collected by the meter/system could be utilized and possibly sold as other revenue streams.
One particular meeting involved a couple of reps from an insurance company. Their interest was about developing patterns of homeowners. One of the possible scenarios was identifying people that consistently saw a spike in power usage in the home around the 2am to 3am timeframe on Fridays and Saturdays only. Something that could be triggered by a person coming back from a bar or club.
While there are some benefits that could be gained in certain areas such as remote shut-off valves in the case of an earthquake, a sudden spike in usage which could be a sign of a leak, etc.; I personally wouldn't be interested in having one om my home.
Was listening to a program ref:“Smart Meter(s).”
I'm not saying that the below is true or false, as this is all new to me, and have not had a chance to personally verify said information.
No.#-1: Heard allegations of problems to people with implanted Heart Defibrillators.
No.#-2: Allegations of the "Radio Waves-?" (can't remember the exact word used, maybe "RFID") affecting sensitive people.
No.#-2: False Marketing to the people, ref: cheaper cost if they sign up for off peak usage, then rip the consumer a new one per hour @ approx $4.00 per PEAK kilowatt hour usage.
Lot's of other things mentioned, but if they can track When / Where / How much / Hour-Minute-Second(s) in REAL TIME / Volume of usage, without any NOTICE, I'd say there's a very BIG PROBLEM with SMART Snitch Meter's, and that's just the start of what I can remember.
Hey, I know that America is ready to let Senator Feinstein. Feinstein, to enter their homes & check for Ulgy Guns, why not to make sure that your not using say and old incandescent light bulb, via SMART Snitch Meter's.
“All the alleged “Smart Meter” does is send the readings to the power company instead of a meter reader once a month.”
The ones here don’t even do that. They simply broadcast a short range signal that is collected by the meter reader who drives through the neighborhood and captures the data on a receiver/computer instead of having to walk around and read each one.
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