Tag Archives: Smart meter

Digital [smart] meters not so smart | Star Dandenong

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

CITY of Greater Dandenong is planning to refuse smart meters on council property, with one councillor questioning whether they’re “an electrical form of asbestos”. Residents concerned about the health impacts of the digital meters have contacted several councillors asking for … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister Gillard reiterates that smart meters are not compulsory

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Transcript of Prime Minister’s Interview with Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore & Scott Dooley – The Project FRI 07 DECEMBER 2012 HOST: They say that if you can remember being at COAG, then you weren’t really there. Someone who definitely was … Continue reading →

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Smart Meter Health Effects Survey

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Brand new SMART METER HEALTH EFFECTS SURVEY:  If you feel your health has been affected  by smart meters, the Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters request your immediate help in studying these effects.  Follow the link below for more information and to … Continue reading →

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Smart meters will ‘increase’ power bills – The West Australian

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Installing smart meters to monitor electricity use would cost up to $1000 a household, the State Government has claimed as it tries to short-circuit Opposition Leader Mark McGowan’s appeal to families battling high power bills. As a report criticised the … Continue reading →

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Smart metering? Dumb solution

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Frontier Economics reviews costs and benefits of smart metering The implementation of smart metering in Australia is currently the focus of considerable attention.  The Federal Government’s recent Energy White Paper promotes smart metering as a way to provide information about … Continue reading →

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Smart power meters: a clever idea? QLD

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

More than 400,000 electronic power meters have already been installed across southeast Queensland as debate rages over whether “smart meters” will help curb electricity price rises. Ahead of a meeting with state premiers on Friday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has … Continue reading →

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Legal advice supports community right of choice & challenges electrical distributors’ misinformation

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The members of the Broadmeadows Progress Association requested that the Secretary, John Rutherford, seek legal advice regarding the right of an electricity customer to refuse installation of a smart meter and the validity of the bullying tactics and threatened retribution by … Continue reading →

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Smart meters spark national electricity argument

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has elevated the humble electricity meter box on the side of the suburban house to the centre of the national political debate. She claimed on Sunday that installing so-called smart or interval meters could save households … Continue reading →

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Powercor sidestepping precautionary protocol

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Nov. 29, 2012, I REFER to the article by Eloise Johnstone on page nine of the Advertiser of November 27:  “Meters are safe – Powercor”. Powercor does not appear to have adhered to the precautionary element contained in clause 5.7(E) … Continue reading →

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Power plays not such a clever move for households

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

GOVERNMENTS are deep in the thrall of the power lobby. Despite the backlash against smart meters in Victoria – the only state where they have been rolled out – and despite the spectre of even higher electricity bills as a … Continue reading →

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