Re: Smart Meter Removal Victory

I wanted to add the serious fighting started in June w the letter from my doc. We can't get far w phone calls.

I
 remembered what a smart list member - Elizabeth told me.  There is no
federal mandate stating we have to have a smart meter. No FCC written rule. Ask for it in writing.




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Here ya go, people!
 
1.  First and Foremost:
Are Wireless Meters Mandatory?
The federal government has set goals for states and utilities to upgrade their electrical grids, and has awarded $4.5 billion in grants to encourage this.  However, the federal government does not mandate the installation of smart meters, or even wireless smart meters.
On February 1, 2011, press officer Thomas Welch of the U.S. Department of Energy press officer responded to questions about whether the federal government has made the installation of wireless smart meters mandatory.  He wrote:
No.  The Federal government, including DOE, does not have any role in regulating the installation of smart meters, nor does it have a policy about the mandatory adoption of smart meters.
The source of DOE’s response can be found in federal documents and legislation relating to the promotion of the smart grid and smart grid technologies, which does not include any federal mandate for wireless smart meter adoption, and does not include any requirement that smart meters (wireless or wired) should be forced upon all consumers.

Which federal documents and legislation? The recent push to upgrade our nation’s electrical grid originates in Congress.  

Confirming this is the "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES,” dated October 5, 2010."  Go to page 12, found on-line at: http://www.gc.energy.gov/documents/Smart_Grid_Communications_Requirements_Report_10-05-2010.pdf.  It reads:
 
Lizzie
WAY TO GO KATHY!!!!!!!!



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I wanted to add the serious fighting started in June w the letter from my doc. We can't get far w phone calls.

I
remembered what a smart list member - Elizabeth told me.  There is no
federal mandate stating we have to have a smart meter. No FCC written rule. Ask for it in writing.

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Print this.

Send them that pain study if you have to. Kathy

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RE: [eSens] Re: Smart Meter Removal Victory

Here ya go, people!
 
1.  First and Foremost:
Are Wireless Meters Mandatory?
The federal government has set goals for states and utilities to upgrade their electrical grids, and has awarded $4.5 billion in grants to encourage this.  However, the federal government does not mandate the installation of smart meters, or even wireless smart meters.
On February 1, 2011, press officer Thomas Welch of the U.S. Department of Energy press officer responded to questions about whether the federal government has made the installation of wireless smart meters mandatory.  He wrote:
No.  The Federal government, including DOE, does not have any role in regulating the installation of smart meters, nor does it have a policy about the mandatory adoption of smart meters.
The source of DOE’s response can be found in federal documents and legislation relating to the promotion of the smart grid and smart grid technologies, which does not include any federal mandate for wireless smart meter adoption, and does not include any requirement that smart meters (wireless or wired) should be forced upon all consumers.

Which federal documents and legislation? The recent push to upgrade our nation’s electrical grid originates in Congress. 

Confirming this is the "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES,” dated October 5, 2010."  Go to page 12, found on-line at: http://www.gc.energy.gov/documents/Smart_Grid_Communications_Requirements_Report_10-05-2010.pdf.  It reads:
 
Lizzie
WAY TO GO KATHY!!!!!!!!




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