Tag Archives: Smart meter

The Great Meter Con – Recent letters in The Age

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Get smart David Lamb’s (Letters, 27/3) and David Laird’s (31/3) smart meter problems are small beer. Since my smart meter was installed, my supplier has billed all my electricity at the peak rate despite most of it being used in … Continue reading →

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A response to Jemena

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Jemena is sending letters out to people within their distribution network who have rejected their “offer to replace the old meter with a smart meter”. Click here for a copy of the letter: Jemena Letter The letter from Jemena seems … Continue reading →

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Novel way to prevent a smart meter installation (and keep cool!)

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

We have received this from Andrew, one of our supporters….. “I am sick of people hassling me on the installation of a smart meter. I know they are not allowed to work on power boards while standing in WATER, SO … Continue reading →

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‘Take Back Your Power’ film wins Transformational Film of the Year award

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The hard-hitting documentary ‘Take Back Your Power’ has been named winner of the Aware Guide Transformational Film of the Year.  The crowdfunded film exposes in-home surveillance issues, customer billing corruption, potential health risks and other problems associated with utilites’ plans … Continue reading →

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Supply charges are costing up to $550 a year – Herald Sun

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

HOUSEHOLDS are paying up to $550 a year for power before flicking on a switch. Efforts to save money by using less electricity are being thwarted by new price surges of up to 74 per cent for fixed supply charges, … Continue reading →

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The Victorian Government continues to disregard the rights and will of tens of thousands Victorians.

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Stop Smart Meters Australia has learnt that an amendment has been created to the Victorian Government Gazette Order in Council, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, extending the smart meter mandate beyond 2013.  This new clause, 14AA Continuation of remotely read interval meter … Continue reading →

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Victorian smart meter mandate concludes

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

With the commencement of the New Year, the Victorian Government’s mandate for power distributors to forcibly and ruthlessly install smart meters has concluded. Correspondence from the Office of the Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister Kotsiras, has acknowledged that two electrical … Continue reading →

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Petitions to rollback smart meters

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

You are invited to join Ted’s petition on Change.Org to rollback smart meters: https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp-and-prime-minister-of-australia-tony-abbott-stop-installing-smart-meters-and-remove-installed-ones And while you are at it, if you haven’t already signed Fiona’s petition against smart meters, then please do so: http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/government-power-companies-people-are-being-forced-from-their-homes-give-us-a-choice-to-remove-refuse-the-smart-meter

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Farewell Steve and thank you!

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

“Without health life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering, an image of death.”    Buddha This will be a different Christmas for Steve Weller and his family; they won’t be in Melbourne with their family … Continue reading →

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Smart water meter “trials” have commenced!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

While technology for water smart meters has been around for a number of years, its seems that the number of “trials” is dramatically increasing around Australia. This Fact Sheet from the Australian Water Association provides a good summary of smart … Continue reading →

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