Tag Archives: United Energy

Victorians beware: New push to install smart meters!

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

It has come to SSMA’s attention that Victorian power distributors are once again targeting residences that refused a smart meter during the 2009-2014 state-mandated rollout of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Despite the Victorian government’s 2014 Order in Council stating, in … Continue reading →

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Power distributors advocate optional smart meters in Victoria – But will the Victorian Labor Government listen?

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Last year the Victorian Government, through the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), issued an Options Paper asking for feedback on proposed changes to the way electricity metering is installed and managed in Victoria. The purpose of the … Continue reading →

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Technical study reveals magnitude of Victorian smart meter transmissions

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

The purpose of the latest technical study commissioned by the Victorian government, ‘Quantifying Smart Meter RF EME Levels in Victorian Homes‘, was to confirm that the radiofrequency electromagnetic energy (RF EME) from smart meters continues to meet ARPANSA’s standard for … Continue reading →

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Lights finally back on for Cheltenham woman who removed her smart meter – Moorabbin Kingston Leader

Posted on August 29, 2014 by

AFTER 155 days in the dark and battling United Energy over their smart meters, Sofia Telemzouguer’s power is finally back on — albeit temporarily. Her Cheltenham home was reconnected after VCAT ordered her power provider United Energy to switch her … Continue reading →

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Sofia Telemzouguer‘s power is reconnected!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by

Sofia Telemzouguer, a Melbourne woman whose details have been widely reported in mainstream media and on this site, has had her power reconnected after living 155 days without electricity. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ordered Ms Telemzouguer’s power … Continue reading →

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United Energy fires its next missile of intimidation

Posted on July 31, 2014 by

Stop Smart Meters Australia (SSMA) has had reports from United Energy customers who have received the latest in United Energy’s series of highly convoluted notices concocted by its “clever” spin doctors. This latest notice from United Energy (aka Serial Corporate … Continue reading →

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United Energy backflips (again)

Posted on June 28, 2014 by

Earlier in the year United Energy seemed to have accepted that its customers have the right not to accept installation of smart meters.  They sent a letter to their customers stating “….we honour your request not to have a smart … Continue reading →

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Nicola’s nightmare continues….

Posted on May 15, 2014 by

Having spent $5,500 to have my chronically ill daughter’s smart meter relocated to her boundary, we have been told that United Energy is going to take 3 weeks to send a truck to complete the half hour work. Nicola’s condition … Continue reading →

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Electricity company plunges Cheltenham pair into darkness after smart meter removed due to health fears

Posted on April 16, 2014 by

A WOMAN who illegally removed her smart meter because she believed it was making her sick has been living in the dark for the past six weeks after her power was cut off. United Energy cut off Sofia Telemzouguer’s power … Continue reading →

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Petition to reconnect Sofia’s power

Posted on April 7, 2014 by

Stop Smart Meters Australia has created a petition for Sofia to have her power reconnected with a manual read interval meter. Please help Sofia’s cause by clicking on the link below and sign to register your support: https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/hon-dr-denis-napthine-allow-sofia-s-electricity-supply-to-be-reconnected-with-a-manually-read-interval-meter-mrim# Sofia’s smart … Continue reading →

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