Utility Accused of Disproportionately Disconnecting Service in Low-Income Neighborhoods “to preserve the grid”
By B.N. Frank According to the company website, Smart Grid – AEP Ohio: “As of 2021, AEP Ohio has installed more than one million smart…
Smart Meters
Itron and Microsoft Pledge to Speed Up Development of Controversial AMI “Smart” Meter Infrastructure, Data Management
By B.N. Frank Opposition to utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been worldwide since they first started being deployed (see 1, 2, 3,…
Switch to Renewables Could Lead to Blackouts According to U.S. Grid Operators
By B.N. Frank As if Americans didn’t have enough problems with expensive, unreliable and unsafe electric utility “Smart” meters (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,…
Coalition Appeals to State Court Regarding Smart Meter Health Effects
By B.N. Frank American opposition to expensive, unreliable, privacy invasive, and overall unsafe utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing for years. …
AI Used to Tap Massive Amounts of Smart Meter Data
Technocracy has sought to control energy since the 1930s. Smart Meters were rolled out in 2008 with the promise that they would never be used…
Smart Meters: Italy Limits AC As Energy Shortages Loom
“Operation Thermostat” has dystopian overtones as Italy suffers the cost of depending on Russia to deliver energy for cooling, heating and cooking. Steep fines are…
City Council Asks Utility to Explain High Electricity Rates; Passes Resolution Enacting One-Year Pause on Energy Shut-Offs
By B.N. Frank Last month, a House Committee started an investigation into reports of high customer shut-off rates by six American utility companies that received…
Report: Electric “Smart” Meters “pollute the electricity grid in the buildings with more ‘dirty electricity’ than do old meters”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to expensive, privacy invasive, unreliable and unsafe utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) is worldwide. These meters have been associated…
Investigation Launched in re High Customer Shut-Off Rates by 6 U.S. Utilities that Received $1B in Coronavirus Aid Benefits
By B.N. Frank Utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) that are two-way transmitting allow utility companies to turn them on and off remotely. This…
Most Utility “Smart” Meters (Electric, Gas, and Water) Emit Very Strong Pulses of Harmful Radiation 24/7; How to “Opt Out”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to expensive, privacy invasive, unreliable and unsafe utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) is worldwide. Despite all the problems associated…
More Experts Warn U.S. Electric Grid is Extremely Vulnerable to Cyberattacks That Could “knock out the entire grid”
By B.N. Frank According to an article published last year, “as of 2020, about 65% of electricity meters across the United States had “smart” capabilities…
Electric “Smart” Meters “lag in reliability performance” in Some States (Report)
By B.N. Frank American opposition to expensive, hazardous, and privacy invasive utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing since companies first started…
Watchdog Group Warns Texas Power Grid Could Be at Risk Again If Operators Haven’t Weatherized Their Equipment
By B.N. Frank During last year’s devastating Texas winter snowstorm, natural gas sellers made $11B. $11B!!! Because of the storm, utility companies proposed that ratepayers…
1.1 Million More Utility “Smart” Meters to Be Deployed in Virginia; $203.9M to Be Spent on “Customer Information Platform”
By B.N. Frank American opposition to expensive, hazardous, and privacy invasive utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing since companies first started…