Maine’s Supreme Court has determined that Maine’s Public Utility Commission failed to address health and safety issues before it authorized the deployment of smart meters statewide. (July 12, 2012) ————————————————————————————– (AP) Maine’s highest court agrees with critics who say state regulators failed to adequately address safety concerns about so-called smart meters. But it’s unknown what […]
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EMF Safety Network Opening Brief: Smart meter opt-out fees and discrimination law
This brief was filed by EMF Safety Network on July 13, 2012, concerning smart meter opt-out fees and discrimination law, with the CPUC. Many very good points are made and the brief repeatedly calls for dropping the fees for all, not just limited to disabled, or those with medical conditions. ————————————– Brief filed by EMF […]
PUC Upholds Formal Complaint against KIUC (Hawaii)
July 12, 2012 – PUC Upholds Formal Complaint against KIUC Kauai Island Utility Coop Press Release from Kaua’i, Hawaii Formal Complaint upheld, KIUC ordered by PUC to answer On June 18, 2012 Mark Naea filed a Formal Complaint with the Public Utilities Commission and the Division of Consumer Advocacy charging Kauai Island Utility Cooperative( KIUC […]
Center for Accessible Technology ADA and Smart Meters Brief (7/16/12)
Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) (Berkeley, CA) filed this legal brief (revised) on July 16, 2012, with the CPUC, pertaining to whether the smart meter fees are discriminatory under ADA and CA Public Utilities Code 453. CforAT is now a Party to the consolidated opt-out proceedings for SDG&E, SCE, and PG&E at the California Public […]
Updated: CA & Federal Laws Supporting No Opt-out Fees and Complaint Info
The following federal and CA state laws that appear to support no opt-out fees are listed below. This is not a complete list and CEP does not provide guidance nor legal assistance to interpret them. We recommend that you study the laws and use this information to assist your efforts to work on smart meter […]
CEP Legal Filings at CPUC: 2012
To view all legal filings pertaining to the PG&E, SDG&E, and SCE opt-out proceedings, now consolidated, as of May, 2012 go to: http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/advancedsearchform.aspx and enter (only) the proceeding number below for the proceeding you are interested in, then click Search. You will then see many pages of documents filed, in […]