Tag Archives: Smart meters

Smart meters by stealth

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) made a new rule last year which is intended to “open up competition in metering and facilitate a market-led deployment of advanced meters”.  The new arrangements commence on 1 December 2017 in South Australia, … Continue reading →

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AGL offers smart meters as an option (in small print!) to South Australians

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

AGL is rolling out smart meters in South Australia – but is avoiding the word “smart”. While the roll-out is not ‘compulsory’, it is by default. People will need to ring AGL to cancel the installation of a smart meter … Continue reading →

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New Instruments of Surveillance and Social Control: Wireless Technologies which Target the Neuronal Functioning of the Brain

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The following extract is from a report written by Dr Kingsley Dennis, Research Associate in the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe), based at the Sociology Department at Lancaster University, England. The advent of smart grids provides the potential framework for … Continue reading →

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Is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) a captured agency?

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

A captured agency is defined as a regulatory agency which, rather than serving the public interest, is largely under the influence of the industry or sector that it is charged with regulating. The USA’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is … Continue reading →

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Have your say about the future of distributed electricity – Standards Australia Sydney Forum

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Standards Australia, Australia’s peak standards body, is developing a work plan to support the Future of Distributed Electricity. To facilitate stakeholder feedback on this work Standards Australia released a discussion paper on 12 July.  See Stop Smart Meters Australia’s response here. … Continue reading →

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State-approved deception program – What is the QLD Government hiding?

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Queensland Department of Energy and Water Supply has euphemistically renamed ‘Smart Meters’ as ‘Digital Meters’ in its webpage on digital meters.  It is only the smaller print which reveals that these ‘digital’ meters also “feature remote communications for reading, and other … Continue reading →

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The politics of wireless research in relation to health risks

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

There are a lot of powerful statements and comments that get straight to the heart of the issue of research and politics. Comments from Dr George Carlo in particular stand out, and we thought is worthwhile sharing them with you … Continue reading →

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Federal Election

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

In the forthcoming federal election, one party in the Senate stands out in its opposition to smart meters – John Madigan’s Manufacturing and Farming Party (MFP). Senator John Madigan has been the only federal politician who has taken a consistent … Continue reading →

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Beware: AGL is rolling out smart meters in NSW

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

AGL is rolling out smart meters in NSW – but is avoiding the word “smart”. While the roll-out is not ‘compulsory’, it is by default.  People will need to ring AGL to cancel the installation of a smart meter prior … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Asking Questions Provides You With Answers That May Be Uncomfortable

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

Maryanne Demasi, via Huffington Post The claims that our program “should never have aired” should not sit well with the public. At best, it’s an over-reaction. At worst, it’s a form of censorship. Sometimes in science asking questions provides you … Continue reading →

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