Category Archives: Smart Meter

Smart meter fires and electrical problems

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

California-based investigative writer, Nina Beety, recently released a 50-page overview on electrical hazards associated with digital utility meters.  Her extensively referenced document points out the many ways that smart meters can malfunction – sometimes with catastrophic consequences.  Meters have exploded … Continue reading →

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Chicago smart water meter installations STOPPED after city finds spikes of brain-damaging lead in homes

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Chicago’s aggressive push to metered water came to a grinding halt on 28th June 2019 after testing found spikes of brain-damaging lead in more than 1 in 5 homes sampled, following the installation of a digital water meter.  The Department … Continue reading →

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French Court orders the removal of smart meters for health reasons

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

A French court has ordered the removal of the controversial Linky electricity smart meters from 13 homes, for medical reasons. The tribunal de grande instance (TGI or the civil court) of Tours considered the case of 121 “anti-Linky” complainants, and threw out … Continue reading →

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Smart meters not so smart for electricity bills – The Australia Institute

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

New research released by The Australia Institute shows that ‘time of use pricing’ facilitated by smart meters is likely to drive up household energy costs. Electricity companies and regulators have pushed for higher electricity prices at peak times, as well … Continue reading →

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Australians set to rally against 5G technology

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Australians are fighting back against 5G technology, with local community action groups scheduling a number of rallies and forums over the next fortnight to oppose the 5G roll out. MELBOURNE (22/06): Facebook.com/events/2241384295938977 PERTH (22/06): Facebook.com/events/335613783780602 BRISBANE (22/06): Facebook.com/events/454428418687949 HERVEY BAY … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To ARPANSA In Response To Their Media Statement

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Recently the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) – the Australian Government body responsible for the standards and guidelines regulating the rollout for 5G in Australia – published Misinformation about Australia’s 5G network. (To publish such a statement, … Continue reading →

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“Self-serving nonsense”: Why smart meters and the energy industry failed Australia

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Gavin Dietz, “energy insider” and global executive of Landis+Gyr; the world’s largest manufacturer of smart meters, writes: “…in reality, smart meters have failed hugely to deliver on the perceived promise that accompanied their global promotion and rollout in the early-2000s and … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s Minister for Water evades questions about smart water meters

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Stop Smart Meters Australia (SSMA) raised concerns last year about the rollout of smart water meters in Victoria in a letter to the Hon Lisa Neville, Minister for Water.  SSMA also posed a number of questions, on behalf of members … Continue reading →

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NSW, QLD, SA, Tas and ACT electricity customers allowed to have communications on ALREADY-INSTALLED smart meters TURNED OFF

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a final rule to allow metering coordinators to deactivate the communications on already-installed smart meters. The AEMC’s Competition in Metering Rule, which started in December 2017, stipulates that all new and replacement … Continue reading →

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EMR Sanctuary – new website!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The purpose of the EMR Sanctuary website is to host a forum style online community dedicated to the growing segment of the world’s population affected by electro-sensitivity, also referred to as EHS. This condition manifests as a variety of health-related … Continue reading →

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