Tag Archives: Smart meter

Smart meters too toxic to touch – Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

It is perhaps the biggest single public policy failure in the energy sector of the past decade – mandated smart meters which are being introduced in Victoria. With the cost of the roll-out now estimated at more than $2 billion … Continue reading →

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Is Origin Smart sleepwalking into a shocking personal data breach?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Early last week, Origin Energy, Australia’s pre-eminent energy retailer, launched an online energy-use monitoring portal Origin Smart to much fanfare. All good – but what about the privacy and security of the data being collected and made available? Origin Smart has all the characteristics … Continue reading →

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British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal approves smart meter class action

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

On August 28, 2012, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal issued a decision approving a representative complaint (akin to a class action) against BC Hydro on behalf of “those persons allegedly diagnosed with electromagnetic hypersensitivity and who have been advised … Continue reading →

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Emerald Smart Meter Awareness Meeting – 6th September

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia
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The government has its head in the sand….

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Now have we all forgotten how governments work? A long time ago Governments said smoking is not harmful and took the advice of tobacco companies and promoted smoking as good for you and reaped in mega billions of dollars 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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I don’t want a smart meter either | Gippsland Times

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

I write in support of Mrs Allitt’s letter last week headed “We don’t want or need smart meters” (Gippsland Times 21/8). We are told that we have no choice. Well, we do have a choice. This is Australia, not Syria. You can object on … Continue reading →

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Hope for our New Zealand friends across the Tasman!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

    New analogue meters are an option in NZ Just had a call from a chap at Contact Energy offering me a new analogue power meter. The company wrote to me about two weeks ago to say a Smart … Continue reading →

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Glenroy Smart Meter Meetings – Friday 24 August

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia
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Mount Alexander Council requests smart meters health safety guarantee!

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Mount Alexander Council has passed a motion last week calling for the roll-out of wireless smart meters in the Shire to be made voluntary until a public statement can be provided, guaranteeing safety from non-thermal chronic exposure to RF radiation … Continue reading →

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