Tag Archives: Smart meter

Smart meter hostility surge – Casey Weekly

A CRANBOURNE woman says she will continue to resist having a smart meter installed in spite of a government review recommending that the roll-out remain. The review, which included an independent cost-benefit analysis, dismissed health and safety concerns and concluded … Continue reading

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Hackers rewrite smart meter power bill – SC Magazine Australia

Two German researchers have exploited security holes in a smart meter service to alter energy consumption rates, expose privacy flaws and determine what movies consumers had watched. Dario Carluccio and Stephan Brinkhaus demonstrated the flaws with German energy company Discovergy … Continue reading

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Our goal – Smart Meter free homes

We wish everyone out there a happy New Year free of smart meters in our homes and neighbourhoods. Though the fight against smart meters in 2011 has been challenging, the scale of the grassroots resistance that has come together in the face … Continue reading

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Scaled the outer fence and trespassed on our property!

We were informed by a peremptory letter from CitiPower that Smart Meters would be installed in our area, 17-30 December, that we must expect power interruption for 30-60 minutes at our property, and that we would only receive information about … Continue reading

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Power surge to price surge: prepare for an expensive education, says expert

A normal meter (left) and smart meter. VICTORIANS need to urgently educate themselves about the looming surge in electricity prices this year, or face bills so high many will struggle to pay them, the chief of an energy price comparison … Continue reading

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Meters are coming, it’s a matter of when – Wodonga & North East – The Border Mail

ELECTRICITY supplier SP AusNet is still unable to say when it will roll out more digital smart meters in Wodonga and the North East. About 1200 meters have been installed at Wodonga, Beechworth, Bright, Mount Beauty, Towong and Rutherglen. An … Continue reading

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Update to: Will the Smart meter cause problems with my wife’s heart monitor?

Comment: Further to my post about my wife’s heart monitor and potential issues re smart meters – I contacted the D.P.I., SP-AUSNET and my local State M.P.  Thanks to the efforts of our local Member SP-AUSNET has agreed to defer … Continue reading

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Will the Smart meter cause problems with my wife’s heart monitor?

Text of email sent to SP AUSNET re installation of smart meter on our property. What can be done? I am writing to ask that the installation of a smart meter be deferred pending assurances and solid proof from all … Continue reading

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

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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Smart meters and dumb MPs | Herald Sun

POLITICIANS just dont get it. People are sick and tired of their dumb decisions. Energy Minister Michael OBrien admits smart meters will cost a massive $2.3 billion, almost triple their original estimate, but says its too late to do anything … Continue reading

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