--- On Tue, 8/9/11, Kevin McKeown <
[hidden email]> wrote:
From: Kevin McKeown <
[hidden email]>
Subject: FW: I need help keeping Smart Meters off my building.
To: "Mark Olson" <
[hidden email]>
Cc: "Caroline Dixon" <
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Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2011, 11:01 PM
Mark, I have just returned from vacation out of the country. I returned
to find all my computer equipment rebooted and other electronics in need
of resetting because SCE had, in my absence, installed smart meters on my
building (interrupting power as they did so).
Further, I've discovered that the promised access to detailed power usage
patterns that was supposed to be the reward for this smart meter process
is, still, just a promise. I received an advisory that I could tell how
much power I'm using by going down to my meter, opening the door to the
meter box, noting the number on the meter, then going back a day later and
seeing how that number has changed. I could, of course, do exactly that
with my trusty old mechanical meter.
As a customer, then, I am underwhelmed. As a Councilmember, I have been
receiving multiple concerned requests from constituents, like the one
below. Does SCE truly offer NO opt-out in Santa Monica?
Thanks,
Kevin
On 8/9/11 10:23 PM, "ci dixon" <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>August 9, 2011
>
>
>
>Dear City Council Members,
>
>
>
>I need your help to stop Smart Meters from going on my
>building. I have been told by Edison
>that there is nothing I can do because they are not offering an opt-out
>program
>in Santa Monica.
>
>
>
>Smart Meters may not be a problem for everyone, but they are
>a big problem for me. All of the meters
>for my entire building sit on my apartment.
>They run along the wall that is my living room and child¹s bedroom. I
>have a 3-year-old daughter and I am very
>afraid for her safety.
>
>
>
>The owner of my building is very sympathetic to my concerns
>for my child¹s health and safety. He
>suggested we get a contractor to move the meter boxes to a more remote
>area of
>the property. The contractor came back
>with a quote today of $20,000 - $30,000.
>Unfortunately, the owner told me he is not able to spend that amount.
>
>
>
>I have been very careful to make sure I do not expose my
>child to microwave radiation. I got rid
>of my microwave when she was born. I got
>rid of my cordless phone. I do not use
>wireless at all near her, and even got my neighbor to switch to cable
>internet,
>so it wouldn¹t come through our walls. I
>have made careful and conscious choices to make sure she is safeŠ but in
>this
>case, Edison is giving me no choice at
>all.
>
>
>
> Edison claims that their
>Smart Meters will only send out signals once per hour, 24 hours a day. I
>tested some neighboring buildings that have
>already been switched overŠ 202 San Vicente¹s meters are emitting
>radiation
>every 3 secondsŠ. 415 San Vicente¹s meters are emitting radiation every
>second.
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>
>
>I am terrified.
>Please, please, please intercede on my behalf. I have been a Santa
>Monica citizen for 16 years. I love my home. I love my daughter.
>Please help me find a way to convince Edison that an opt-out should be
>made available in
>situations where the inhabitants may be harmed by the proximity to the
>pulsing radiation
>from Smart Meters.
>
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>
>Caroline Dixon
>229 4th Street
>Santa Monica, CA 90402
___________________________________________________
Kevin McKeown | Santa Monica, CA (USA)
email:
[hidden email] | 310 393-3639 /-3609 FAX
http://www.mckeown.net | "Choose to be conscious"
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