Category Archives: Smart Meter

Smart meters can be hacked!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

In two recent international reports it is claimed that the smart meters being installed can be hacked to achieve various goals.  Aims of hackers could range from under-reporting a property’s bill, fooling the system into billing one property for the … Continue reading →

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Smart Meter Update Meetings in Northern Suburbs of Melbourne

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia
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A smart meter cost blowout threatens to add up to $520 more to many power bills – Herald Sun

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Electricity giant AusNet Services plans to ask for a forecast $350 million extra from hundreds of thousands of customers over the next 15 years. It overspent $70 million last year, and wants to pass on most of it. And it forecasts … Continue reading →

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Sweden: Let Professor Johansson continue crucial work!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Why this is important The Karolinska Institute for the second time wants to reduce the space allocated to the brilliant Olle Johansson, Associate professor, The Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, in order to down-size his work. Professor … Continue reading →

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ELECTROSENSITIVITY – HAS SOCIETY LOST ITS MORAL COMPASS?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

An ignored emerging global health, civic and human rights crisis The following article raises some fundamental issues about how electrosensitive people are being treated around the world and is likely to become a burgeoning issue for Governments, health officials and … Continue reading →

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Telstra’s Flawed Wifi Hotspot Plan: Short Term Gain for Long Term Pain

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Sourced from Finance and Investment for Good Australian Telco Telstra this week announced plans to roll out the first 1,000 sites of 500,000 WiFi hotspots across Australia. Having last year paid $1.3 billion to secure two 20 MHz spectrum blocks in … Continue reading →

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Sofia – People Power Victoria Candidate

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Sofia Telemzouguer, the Cheltenham woman whose power was disconnected over a smart meter dispute, is running as a candidate for Bentleigh in the upcoming Victorian state election for People Power Victoria – No Smart Meters.  Her number one goal, as … Continue reading →

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Stop Smart Meters Australia AGM and launch of People Power Victoria – No Smart Meters Political Party

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia
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The Australian Energy Regulator publishes proposed 2015 Advanced Metering Infrastructure Charges Applications

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has received proposals from the five Victorian electricity distributors for charges to apply to smart meters in 2015. The AER is responsible for insuring that the metering service charges of each Victorian distributor allow for … Continue reading →

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Smart meters cost more than they save

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The ‘Daily Mail’ reports that smart meters in the United Kingdom will cost more than the savings customers make. The Public Accounts Committee said the average cost of installing 53million of the devices over five years could amount to £215 … Continue reading →

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