Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

more information about their energy use patters and allow power companies to pinpoint
problems during outages.
But opponents say the radio-frequency radiation emitted by the wireless
meters can cause health problems, and are an invasion of privacy because
of the information they collect. (True EMF Solutions Agrees!)
In an effort to address those concerns, the PUC allows customers to opt out of having
the meters, if they pay a $12 per-month fee to cover the cost of alternative equipment
and meter readers.
Following the court decision, the PUC released the following statement:
“The Law Court upheld the commission’s decision in every regard except with respect to
the health effects issue. We will comply with the court’s decision on remand.”
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Good News in Florida:
Imagine that, Port Orange may ask a customer to give consent before a
smart meter is installed.
My goodness, doesn’t this sound like what you would expect from anyone
who conducts business in America!
Florida gets to look humane and thoughtful because the rest of the country
is behaving so badly.
Especially at the PUC NV!
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2012/08/30/portorange-considers-consent-issue-for-smart-meter-installations.html
Port Orange considers consent issue for ‘smart meter’ installations
By RAY WEISS, Staff writer
August 30, 2012 12:25 AM
PORT ORANGE — Electric company “smart meters” are viewed as either super
technology or a super threat.
And after hearing both sides of the argument, city leaders are looking into requiring
Florida Power & Light to obtain the consent from individual electric customers in Port
Orange before installing one of the controversial meters at their place.
So far, FPL already has hooked up about 25 percent of the city, and expects to be
finished by October. But the meters that proponents say will make electrical distribution
and system repairs more streamlined and efficient won’t be activated in Port Orange
until next March.
“There are enough seeds of doubt that people want a choice,” City Councilman Don
Burnette said, pointing to health, privacy and safety concerns that were raised at City
Hall on Tuesday night, and being echoed throughout the nation.
The City Council is planning to vote on a resolution as early as next Tuesday that would
require FPL to obtain a customer’s approval before installation. The opposite policy now
exists, where a customer must call FPL to “opt out” of switching from a traditional meter
that must be read by an employee each month.
Steve Anderson, FPL’s Smart Meter Deployment and Operations Project Manager, said
3.7 million smart meters are currently in the state, with 3 million activated. He said