The following Opening Briefs have been filed with the Calif Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), pertaining to whether discrimination laws (ADA and Public Utility Code 453) apply to charging opt-out fees and answering several questions about community (community-wide) opt-outs. These briefs derived from a request in the SCOPING RULING of June 8, 2012, by Michael Peevey, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
PG&E Wants to Limit Info re: “Alleged Spying on Anti-Smart Meter Activists” Case
On May 21, 2012, Pacific Gas and Electric, a large CA utility, filed the above motion with the CPUC to limit the personal information regarding its employees (former and current) to be made available to the public in the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) investigation of alleged spying on several leading anti-smart meter activist groups […]
Smart Meters – Smarter Practices (Jamieson, for Radiation Research Trust)
http://www.radiationresearch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173 A must-read, professional article that provides the international, big picture related to smart meters, with known problems such as human rights, health concerns, security, privacy, and safety issues, and solutions. [Note: CEP does not approve of any smart meters due to infringement upon privacy and lack of any possible assurance of safety, even if […]
Where Smart Meters Are Optional / Free or Fee
Image above: Mashup by Juan Wilson of Lucky Strike ad featuring a recommendation by 20,679 physicians attesting that Luckies are less irritating because they are “toasted” providing protection against irritation and cough.. from (http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/20334.aspx). (If you know of any corrections or additions to make to this list, email info@electrosmogprevention.org) SMART METERS ARE […]
SCE (Edison) Opt-out News
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WHO STILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL ANALOG METERS: BE SURE TO OPT-OUT BY THE DEADLINE IN ANY SCE LETTERS YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED, OR YOU WILL RECEIVE A SMART METER FROM SCE. ALL OTHERS (THOSE WITH SMART METERS) MAY OPT-OUT ANYTIME. OPTING OUT IS LIMITED TO ONCE PER YEAR, UNLESS YOU CHANGE RESIDENCES. […]
Santa Cruz County Health Dept: “Health Effects of Smart Meters”
Santa Cruz CA County Health Department Health Effects of Smart Meters Report, pages 9-18 (Jan. 24, 2012) ———————————————————————– A MUST READ – JAN. 18TH, 2012 FIRST REPORT FROM A COUNTY HEALTH DEPT IN THE NATION, EXPRESSING GRAVE CONCERNS OVER HEALTH COMPLAINTS, LEADS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ASK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO TAKE ACTION. Letter to the […]
Breaking: Southern California Edison Opt Out Fees Suspended
June 7, 2012 The ability of utilities to charge a fee to customers who refuse a smart meter was dealt a serious blow today in California. It appears that “opt out” fees for customers of Southern California Edison (SCE) have been placed on hold for 120 days pending a CPUC determination of whether the fees […]
CEP Filings at CPUC 2011-2012
CEP’s Opt-out Plan is found herein: CEP Expanded Smart Meter Opt-Out Proposal for CPUC 8.18.11 ——————————————— Additional filings (approximately 30, to date) pertaining to the SDG&E opt-out proceeding, SCE opt-out proceeding, and the Smart Grid Deployment Plan proceeding by CEP may be found at CEP Legal Filings at CPUC: […]