PG&E Knew Its Powerlines Could Spark Fires And Did Nothing. Ditto On Their Wireless Smart Meters.
By B.N. Frank Why All Utility Customers Should Be Concerned About Smart Meter Fires. Many people are aware that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is…
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PG&E and California Fire Foundation Join Forces to Reduce Wildfire Risk — Why Replacing Smart Meters With Analog Should Be Part Of Their Plan
By B.N. Frank Everybody and their grandma probably know by now that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) are in deep doo-doo for the widespread destructive…
41 Inconvenient Truths on the “New Energy Economy”
By Mark P. Mills A week doesn’t pass without a mayor, governor, policymaker or pundit joining the rush to demand, or predict, an energy future…
Europe Has no Freedom But to Choose “Freedom Gas”
Where Technocrats Play: U.S. Department Of Energy
By Patrick Wood Ex-Governor of Texas Rick Perry was appointed Secretary of Energy by President Donald Trump on March 2, 2017. Even though President Trump…
“Smart, but Not Always Secure” Free Webcast For Utility Companies Regarding Their Expensive, Vulnerable and Dangerous Smart Grids and Meters
By B.N. Frank Smart Grids and Smart Meters are relatively new technology. They also aren’t necessary at all. Think about it: before this technology was…
Environmental Working Group (EWG) Names Duke Energy as Public Enemy #1. Customers Who Hate Duke’s AMI “Smart” Meters Feel the Same.
By B.N. Frank Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently published a long detailed article about how Duke Energy – America’s biggest electric utility company – is…
Ohio and Connecticut Utility Regulators “Wined and Dined” by Energy Lobbyist in 2017. Ohio Regulator Working for Industry Again.
By B.N. Frank Every state has a Public Utility Commission (PUC) whose role is to protect customers by regulating utility companies. Unfortunately PUCs have been…
We’re All Riding In A Boeing 737 With “Energy Efficiency,” Smart Meters, 5G and the IOT
By Patricia Burke Travis also describes the bad business incentives that led Boeing to conceptualize and present the 737 Max as just a tweak of…
Trump Signs Two Executive Orders Giving Himself “Sole Approval” on Pipelines and Roads
By Derrick Broze Donald Trump just signed two executive orders related to removing restrictions and speeding up approval of oil and gas projects while visiting…
Duke Energy Faces Largest Fine Ever for 127 Cybersecurity Violations between 2015-2018. As If Customers Didn’t Have Enough to Complain About…
By B.N. Frank Duke Energy conducts business in 6 states. Activist Post has reported many times about their problematic AMI “Smart” Utility Meters that they…
Germany Unveils Its Version of the Green New Deal
By Mitchell Gunter Germany grabbed headlines across the globe in late January by proposing a complete government ban on utilizing coal for energy by 2038,…
Are There “Rogue” State Utility Commissions Programming How State Legislatures, Laws & Courts Are Prescribed?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Do utility consumers ever question what’s happening in their state regulatory agencies, especially when those agencies practice “administrative over-reach” or get…
Multipolar World Order in the Making: Qatar Dumps OPEC
By Federico Pieraccini The decision by Qatar to abandon OPEC threatens to redefine the global energy market, especially in light of Saudi Arabia’s growing difficulties…