Tag Archives: Smart Grid

Watch out Western Australia – Western Power Proposes Smart Meters!!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Excerpt from their Smart Grid Proposal for Western Australia “ELECTRICITY NETWORKS CORPORATION” (“WESTERN POWER”) online document: http://www.erawa.com.au/cproot/9955/2/20111007%20-%20D76321%20-%20Access%20Arrangement%20Information%20-%20Appendix%20R%20-%20Smart%20Grid%20Proposal.PDF   “We have a unique opportunity to minimise the costs and maximise the benefits of rolling out smart meter technology because of the … Continue reading →

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Inquiry into Victorian Auditor-General Office Report “Towards a ‘Smart Grid’ – the Roll-out of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure”

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Public Accounts and Estimates Committee is currently conducting a review of the findings of the Auditor-General reports tabled during 2009 and 2010. The Committee has invited written submissions from individuals and organisations with an interest or expertise in the … Continue reading →

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IS THE SMART GRID REALLY SECURE?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

“HACKED!” – Monday 27 May 2013 While debate rages over Australia’s border security, there’s growing evidence that the greatest threat to Australia’s national security potentially comes from foreign computer hackers. Few in government or business will admit the full extent … Continue reading →

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The not so smart, smart grid: Potential security risks associated with the deployment of smart grid technologies

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The electricity grid has been up until now a relatively stable artifice of modern industrialized nations. The power grids are the most widespread wired networks in the world. They are heavily regulated and standardized to protect the integrity, stability and … Continue reading →

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Your entire home will become a node on the internet…

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

  Yesterday, on the news, Mr O’Brien was seen supporting and promoting power companies’ push to sell the ‘benefits’ of HLAN (home energy monitoring) to electricity customers. Whilst it is understandable that the power corporations would do that (they desperately … Continue reading →

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Hacking Expert David Chalk Joins Urgent Call to Halt Smart Grid – MarketWatch

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

“100% certainty of catastrophic failure of energy grid within 3 years” VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Apr 12, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The vulnerability of the energy industry’s new wireless smart grid will inevitably lead to lights out for everyone, according to … Continue reading →

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Smart meter technology to drive up the costs of power | Sydney thetelegraph.com.au

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

THE cost of cooling your home and cooking dinner could double under a new Gillard government power proposal. Charging consumers more for electricity during the evening peak, and less at other times, is among a raft of “policy options” contained … Continue reading →

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Sydney – here they come!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Thousands of homes across the Hunter and in Sydney will form the first “Smart Cities” in Australia, as part of a $100 million trial that will see the deployment of smart-grid technology. Ausgrid beat tough interstate competition to win in … Continue reading →

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Smart meters trigger Wi-Fi blackout – ZDNet Australia

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

About 250 consumers in the US have reported that smart meters cause interference with internet routers and other electronics. The Office of the Public Advocate, a state-authorised advocacy group for utility customers in Maine, reported last week that Central Maine … Continue reading →

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