May I ask for your help yet again? Below is the stream of emails back and forth with Patrick Wruck, Complaints Officer for BCUC with the Commission Secretary being copied regarding smart meter fires. You will see that this began in July, 2015, and to date there has been nothing except a series … Continue reading 2016-01-14 NDP hits Hydro for misleading business plan for $$meters
Ontario utility Hydro One is admitting that many Smart meters are failing, are not able to function in rural areas and must, therefore, be manually read. The meters cannot function due to geographical issues, such as leaves on trees. Could this be why BC Hydro is reading 50,000 Smart meters manually? These are a waste … Continue reading 2016-01-12 Ontario’s Hydro One admits many $$meters can’t function
2016-01-02 – Tests done by Electric Power Research Institute show smeters fail many tests, and billing is “pretty accurate” 2016-01-03 – North American Smart meter program slowing down, without federal funds…. 2016-01-04 – New technology, everything will be wireless 2016-01-05 – Michigan considering ultimate tactic — loss of essential service (water) 2016-01-06 – Cyberattack blamed … Continue reading Newsletters 2016-01 JAN
The New York Times reveals how, after taking 3 years to provide a precautionary statement re. use of cell phones, especially by children, within weeks of publishing it, the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) backtracked due to pressure from outside agencies. Too bad that parents are not being told the truth about the possible … Continue reading 2016-01-02 Tests done by Electric Power Research Institute show smeters fail many tests, and billing is “pretty accurate”
New studies confirm that children’s brains absorb far more RF from cell phone than adults’ and far more than previously thought. Standards for use of wireless devices need to be revised and parents need to be educated. http://ehtrust.org/new-state-of-the-art-research-shows-childrens-brains-absorb-higher-doses-of-cell-phone-radiation-than-adults/ http://www.naturalhealth365.com/brain-emf-radiation-1680.html Martin Pall has published a report on the relationship of exposure to low … Continue reading 2015-12-24 BC Hydro keeps no records on smart meters that have burned or failed
The concerns about cybersecurity and the fact that smart meters make the grid more vulnerable are increasing. This website, prepared by a very technical person in Illinois, has information specific to the type of smeters Hydro and Fortis are installing. The remote disconnect switch is not only the feature that was determined to be causing … Continue reading 2015-12-23 Telus not providing info re. microcells
UL has certified some models of the Landis+Gyr smart smeters. There are still questions that have to be answered. A key one: Was the meter alone certified or was it certified in conjunction with the meter base that was certified to hold an analog and only an analog – the type most homes have? Remember … Continue reading 2015-12-12 Hydro deliberately misleads BCUC (again)
Below is a Press Release that was sent to every media outlet, every MLA, and every fire chief early Tuesday morning. I believe that this admission by UL is very significant, confirming everything we’ve been saying for 2 years now. Please help get this out there. If you live in Adrian Dix’s or John … Continue reading 2015-12-15 Underwriting Lab admits Smart meters are fire hazards and utilities and manufacturers know
1) The list of countries going the $$mart grid route continues to grow. Why all at the same time? Can’t be a coincidence of this magnitude. Atrias Selects Accenture to Centralize Belgium’s Energy Market Data in the Cloud – Financial – December 16, 2015: – http://finchannel.com/index.php/technology/item/53258-atrias-selects-accenture-to-centralize-belgium-s-energy-market-data-in-the-cloud To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural … Continue reading 2015-12-18 BCUC needs to provide BC Hydro’s justification re. $700 fee
I received the Smart Meter financial report finally (after first asking for this in June) for the period April-July. It is attached. My response with questions and comments is below in “letters”. I am not an accountant. If anyone receiving this is, I would appreciate receiving your comments on the report. I forwarded this … Continue reading 2015-12-03 The financial report, at last