Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

Scott Cummings of northeast Philadelphia says he worked for Grid One Solutions for
about two years. He says smart meter installations have involved electrical arcs, flashes
and fires. He says he also knows about performance quotas.
"We have guys that could put in 50 or 60 per day and they were the golden boys,"
Cummings says. "We had guys that put in 18 and we were told to manage them to
production and get rid of them."
"Our bottom line is to keep people safe," Menendez emphasizes. "And if that's
something that would not keep people safe, we want to put a stop to it."
Late Tuesday afternoon, Fox 29 received an email from Grid One.
It states that "an employee goal" was incorrectly referred to as a "quota" as part of an
individual employee's performance counseling. The email says that Grid One has an
"employee performance goal of 30 meter installations per day" based on
past experiencewith similar installations."
PG&E Begins Removing ‘Smart’ Meters Due to Health Effects
Posted on November 1, 2011 by onthelevelblog
Widening Call for Immediate Return of Analogs;
Disconnection of “Mesh” Wireless Network
UPDATE, Nov. 3, 2011: Glendale CA resident also has ‘smart’ meter
replaced with analog meter by utility
GWP. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_jT3-36KRg
SANTA CRUZ, CA—Just as PG&E enters the final phase of its deployment of wireless
“smart” meters in California, the largest of the state’s Investor Owned Utilities (IOU’s)
has reversed course, quietly beginning to replace the ‘smart’ meters of those reporting
health impacts with the old trusty analog version. Consumer rights and health groups
immediately seized on the news, demanding that millions of Californians unhappy with
their new wireless meters get their analogs returned immediately at no cost.
‘Smart’ meters are new wireless utility meters being installed as part of the “smart” grid
initiative, spearheaded by technology firms and backed by the Obama administration
and the Department of Energy. Promises ranging from lower utility bills to enhanced
renewable generation capacity have failed to materialize, with widespread reports of
higher bills, privacy violations, fires and explosions, and commonly reported health
impacts such as headaches, nausea, tinnitus, and heart problems associated with
powerful wireless transmissions. Widely disparate political groups- from members of