Re: [FairfieldLife] Smart Meters

[Bhairitu noozgur...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]]

I've had a smart meter at the house for several years.  It was installed 
below the old meter at the side of the garage well away from living 
areas.  But it probably puts out less emissions than my wifi router. The 
good part of it is you get a daily graph of use in the monthly bill.  I 
do well particularly in summer because I have reflective shingles so AC 
use is almost non existent. I actually had a bill last year indicating 
"no payment due".  The shingles keep the house cool in the summer but 
not so good in the winter when they also keep the house cool. :-)

However the utility company itself, PG&E,  is in deep trouble. I think 
because it is too big for anyone to effectively manage and covers too 
many different areas that should have their own utility. The company was 
even convicted of causing deaths of some residents on the SF Peninsula 
from a gas explosion.  They have also been implicated as the cause of 
the Camp wildfire last year in California that made it as smoggy here as 
Beijing.

On 10/7/19 5:15 AM, dbra...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
>
> Smart meters seems to be an issue for those who live in Fairfield and 
> elsewhere.  Our energy company, Duke Energy, installed one on our 
> house a few months ago.  I can't say I have noticed any difference, 
> although it has to go through three walls to get to our bedroom.  Duke 
> uses a "two-way" reading system, rather than a "one-way" or continuous 
> broadcast system.
>
> From Duke Energy:
>
> The new meters automatically transmit readings via radio frequency, 
> and they will largely eliminate the need for meter readers, Walls said.
>
> Duke notes the "radio frequency emissions from smart meters are 
> significantly lower than limits set by the Federal Communications 
> Commission. In fact, the emissions produced by other household 
> devices, such as cellphones, baby monitors and microwaves, are 
> considerably higher than the small amount of RF emissions produced by 
> smart meters."
>
>
> See the attached article for more info and comparisons to other 
> electronic devices.  Especially note the info under the heading 
> "Addressing Health Concerns".
>
> http://smartenergycc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SGCC-Radio-Frequency-Fact-Sheet.pdf
>
>
> If your community has a different type of smart meter or you have 
> concerns, this company makes a protective device that has a lot of 
> very positive reviews.  From my brief research, I'm guessing that the 
> numerous people who have found relief with this product had the 
> Continuous Broadcast type of smart meter.
>
>
> https://smartmeterguard.com/collections/all
>
> 

[FairfieldLife] Smart Meters

[dbra...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

Smart meters seems to be an issue for those who live in Fairfield and 
elsewhere.  Our energy company, Duke Energy, installed one on our house a few 
months ago.  I can't say I have noticed any difference, although it has to go 
through three walls to get to our bedroom.  Duke uses a "two-way" reading 
system, rather than a "one-way" or continuous broadcast system.
 From Duke Energy:
 The new meters automatically transmit readings via radio frequency, and they 
will largely eliminate the need for meter readers, Walls said.

 Duke notes the "radio frequency emissions from smart meters are significantly 
lower than limits set by the Federal Communications Commission. In fact, the 
emissions produced by other household devices, such as cellphones, baby 
monitors and microwaves, are considerably higher than the small amount of RF 
emissions produced by smart meters."

 

 See the attached article for more info and comparisons to other electronic 
devices.  Especially note the info under the heading "Addressing Health 
Concerns".  
 
http://smartenergycc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SGCC-Radio-Frequency-Fact-Sheet.pdf
 
http://smartenergycc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SGCC-Radio-Frequency-Fact-Sheet.pdf

 

 If your community has a different type of smart meter or you have concerns, 
this company makes a protective device that has a lot of very positive reviews. 
 From my brief research, I'm guessing that the numerous people who have found 
relief with this product had the Continuous Broadcast type of smart meter.
 

 https://smartmeterguard.com/collections/all 
https://smartmeterguard.com/collections/all

[FairfieldLife] Smart Meters

[eustace10679]

https://vimeo.com/227169236 https://vimeo.com/227169236
 

 Have smart meters been installed in Fairfield yet?


 

[FairfieldLife] Smart meters are needed for testing [1 Attachment]

[Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com [FairfieldLife]]

Forwarded from FairfieldSafeMeters at FairfieldSafeMeters 





Smart meters are needed for testing
In the ongoing effort to ensure that any customer of Alliant who chooses to 
retain their analog or digital meter or, perhaps, to have the option to change 
their digital meter to an analog meter, Jay Marcus, Attorney is seeking to 
contact Alliant customers who HAVE NOT opted out and are currently using a 
smart meter. 

We are specifically looking for smart meter customers who live in each of the 
Fairfield communities, including Utopia Park and Maharishi Vedic City. However, 
any Alliant customer in Iowa would be helpful.

How you can be of help
We are hoping to contact, or have you contact, your friends, neighbors or work 
associates with smart meters to ask if they would be willing to allow for the 
testing of their meters to determine the operation of their unit. If they 
choose to participate, we will ask them to sign a simple consent form.. The 
testing, depending on the orders of the Iowa Utilities Board, will be sometime 
in the next few months, and will not cost them anything. No one will enter 
their home, they do not have to be at home or do anything to allow for the 
testing. The testing will take but a few minutes so it is possible that they 
may not know that the test was actually done, and the results of each 
individual test will not be identified as coming from their meter or be made 
public in any way. 

The goal of this test is not to convince anyone to opt out 
The purpose of the test is NOT to convince the customer that they should opt 
out, but it is believed that the customer can ask for the results of the test 
if they want. By participating in this test they are not acting in support of 
Fairfield Safe Meters or Alliant, neither will they become involved in the 
hearings or activities of the Iowa Utility Board. 

If you know of anyone you can approach regarding the testing, please let us 
know the name of the person or persons that you intend to contact. If you want 
us to reach out to the person or persons, please respond to this message by 
email with their name, address, and telephone number.

Your help is needed right away
We'd appreciate as many positive responses to this email as possible by 5:00 
p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2019. Thank you for your support!  
Fairfield Safe Meters Inc.
1960 Sapphire Lane
Fairfield, IA 52556
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