Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

And I just got the blank stare, the “I don’t know what to tell you, “ and the “No, I cannot remove the smart
meter.” I begged them to return my house and home which I loved back to normal, to please, please remove the
smart meter and install the old analog meter that worked just fine and that I never had a problem with. The
blank stare and the, “No, I cannot do that,” was the only answer I could get out of these people.
I asked one of the gentlemen what his job was at SDGE, as it appeared he had no training as an electrician and
was not capable of answering any of my questions. He told me, “Well, my job is to handle questions from
people like you.” I then replied, “I thought you said I was the only one that complained.” Of course, he quickly
departed after that. We all know that if he had told me anything different, he would have lost his job.
I want the same remedy that Northern Californians have received. I pay my utility bills just like they do and I
want to be treated with the same remedy that [they] received: IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF MY SMART
METER AND REMOVAL OF SMART METERS SURROUNDING MY HOME.
How can the utility commission and the utility companies treat Southern Californians who are being made
sick by smart meters any different than customers in Northern California? They cannot. This is a formal
request for removal of the smart meter illegally attached to my home and to the homes around me.
Copies of this letter are going out to as many people, organizations, and government agencies as I can send it
to, so you can’t drop this one in the trash and say you never got my letter.
Sincerely,
Richard and Diane XXXXXXXXXXX
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The following letter was sent to the CPUC judge overseeing the ‘Smart’ Meter proceeding:
Your Honor,
I am writing from the city of Burbank, in Southern California. On July 28, 2011 Burbank Water and Power,
the municipal utility company that “serves” my home city, installed a bank of four GE/Trilliant smart meters
on the side of the small fourplex in which I live.
Approximately four hours after the installation was complete I developed a band-like headache that was
unresponsive to medication. The next morning I awoke with the headache and slight nausea. I thought I might
be coming down with the flu. However, after I was away from my apartment, I noticed that these symptoms
resolved — only to return when I was back in my apartment for about 4 hours. This pattern continued for the
next three days. I began to have trouble sleeping and difficulty concentrating. I also experienced some
transient heart palpitations.
Prior to this I knew nothing about smart meters and had no idea that they could impact human health. I am
devastated by these developments.
My current residence has been a haven for me — until the meters went in. In an almost nightmarish scenario
the place that I call home is now off-limits for me. This is particularly problematic because I am disabled and
rely upon Section 8 rental subsidies in order to survive. I cannot move within my home city because every
building is slated to receive the meters by the end of 2011.
I have spent the past 22 days living out of my car, finding shelter at various friends’ homes in the evening. The
temperatures in Southern California have been in the high 90s and over. I am exhausted, frightened, and do
not know where to turn.
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