Category Archives: Smart Meter

AEMC moves to accelerate the roll out of smart meters in Australia

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a draft rule designed to turbocharge the deployment of smart meters. The draft rule determination states that the rule would achieve ‘universal uptake of smart meters in the NEM [National Energy Market] … Continue reading →

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Victorian petition to allow disabling of remote function of electricity smart meters

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Current regulations in Victoria do not allow for the disabling of the remote function of electricity smart meters. The fact remains that Victorians are subjected to among the harshest smart meter policies in Australia.  Elsewhere, customers have the right to … Continue reading →

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Is Your Body Overwhelmed By This”Electro-Pollution”?

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Smart meters, Smart phones, Bluetooth, Mobile phone towers, Wi-Fi…. Scientists and medical doctors reveal the shocking truth about electro-sensitivity: fatigue, insomnia, headaches, tinnitus and much more… and share how you can minimise your exposure and recover from this constant zapping. … Continue reading →

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Remembering Nearfield – Award winning short film

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

One Woman. One Disability. One Powerful Voice for change. Remembering Nearfield is an animated film about a disability called electrohypersensitivity (EHS). Because of severe Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, Wi-Fi is the last thing she needs, along with the social discrimination against her … Continue reading →

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French court orders removal of man’s smart meter

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

He had been suffering from headaches which he claims were due to electro-sensitivity triggered by the Linky [smart] meter 27 December 2023 Linky smart meter   Pic: pixinoo / Shutterstock By Richard Henshell A man who claimed to be suffering from headaches due … Continue reading →

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More than 350,000 smart meters switched remotely to more expensive tariffs

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Remember when governments said smart meters would save you money? Remember when nobody believed power companies would use smart meters to remotely control people’s usage or cut their power off involuntarily? Hundreds of thousands of homes in the United Kingdom … Continue reading →

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United Energy is up to old tricks again

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Beware, United Energy in Victoria is still trying to hoodwink their customers into believing they must or need to ‘upgrade’ their analogue meter to a smart meter. You have the right to say NO! Here is a copy of their … Continue reading →

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World EHS Day – 16 June

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Friday 16 June is world EHS Day. EHS stands for electromagnetic hyper-sensitivity . This day is a chance to raise awareness about this large and growing problem of EHS and how to become part of the solution. EHS derives from … Continue reading →

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AusNet Services reverses decision to charge meter reading fee

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Victorian electricity distributor, AusNet Services, has written a subsequent letter to customers who have retained a manually read meter.  It states that, ‘After much consideration, we have decided not to charge a fee for manually reading your meter’ (SSMA emphasis). … Continue reading →

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AusNet Services hits customers on manually read meters with quarterly fee

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

It appears that AusNet Services, which is one of the five Victorian power distributors, has lost its moral compass.  According to a letter which it mailed to customers, changes to its manual reading process will result in customers with a … Continue reading →

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