Solstice 2024 Smart Meters and Social Media: They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Images Courtesy Artist and Mother Michele Hertz Incrementalism Controlled by…

Smart Meters: Medscape Removes Courses Funded by Philip Morris, Time for Utility Commissions and Legislatures to Bow Too

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Smart meter battles have been underway across the U.S. since the…

Energy Suppliers Allowed to Re-start Forced Installation of Prepayment “Smart” Meters

By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and…

Exposé Highlights Costly “Smart” Water Meter Deployment Disasters in Multiple Cities and States

By B.N. Frank Opposition to utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been…

Energy “Smart” Meters Violate Consumers’ Right to Privacy; U.S. “Smart” Meter Data Market Projected to Reach Approx. $557M by 2026

By B.N. Frank Concerned about how your personal information and that of your family members is…

Utilities Commissioner Disagrees with High Opt-Out Fees for “Smart” Electric Meters; Cites Consumer Privacy Concerns

By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and…

Court Rules in Favor of Consumer whose “life had become hell”; Utility Must Remove “Smart” Meter

By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and…

State Lawmaker Introduces Legislation to Protect Utility Consumers from Mandated Time-Of-Use (TOU) Energy Plans

By B.N. Frank Most American energy consumers are NOT signing up for “Time of Use” (TOU)…

Another Utility Forces All Customers onto Controversial Time-of-Use (TOU) Rates

By B.N. Frank “Time of Use” (TOU) and “Demand Response” energy programs are only beneficial to…

Millions of Utility “Smart” Meters Will Have to Be Replaced When 2G and 3G Networks Are Shut Off

By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and…

‘Smart’ Meter Update: Late Lessons from Early Warnings, Still

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International. Images courtesy Floris Freshman “Rather than the road to hell being paved with…

Utility Changes Mind — Withdraws Request to Make Controversial State-Mandated Time of Use (TOU) Energy Pricing Optional

By B.N. Frank “Time of Use” (TOU) and “Demand Response” energy programs are beneficial to consumers…

32% of “Smart” Meter Users Monitoring Usage at least Once a Day, “the primary reason was heightened anxiety regarding energy usage”

By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and…

Utility Opposes State-Mandated “Time-of-Use” Pricing; Asks Regulators to Allow Consumers to “Opt Out”

By B.N. Frank “Time of Use” (TOU) and “Demand Response” energy programs are getting a bad…

“If There’s No Code, I Can’t Address It” — Famous Words from a City of Scottsdale Planning and Reviewer, May 6, 2016 …and He’s Still There!

By Floris R. Freshman I applied to volunteer for the City Building Advisory, having been in…