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> Joyce,
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> The CPUC just ruled that PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric - northern CA)  
> must allow customers to opt out from smart meters and/or must restore  
> analog meters to those who already have smart meters and don't want  
> them.  The charge is $75 up front, and $10/mo.  For those on their low  
> income program, it's $10 up front and $5/mo.  It's extortion, of  
> course, and infuriates me no end.  I hate being a participant in this  
> criminal activity, but must put my health first so I've already called  
> to opt out.  It will help some not to have one on my bedroom wall, on  
> this two wire house, but I also know having the rest of neighborhood  
> smart-metered will be a disaster for me.  However, at least some  
> progress has been made, and the healthy activists are still keeping  
> the protests going strong.
>
> I hope you get some relief with SCE.
>
> Esther
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> On Feb 3, 2012, at 8:46 AM, Joyce Soos wrote:
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> > True. I live in southern california with Southern California Edison.  
> > Don't know what they will do but I do not have a smart meter while  
> > the whole neighborhood has theirs, and I can feel them. My husband  
> > said he will go ahead and pay whatever they want just so that we  
> > don't lose our analog! We'll see what happens with SCE soon.
> >
> > Joyce
> >
> > From: C.a.b. Johnson <superdrove@...>
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 1:54 AM
> > Subject: RE: [eSens] Smart meters
> >
> >
> > Don't get too excited.  Just because you may opt out of a Smart  
> > Meter on your house, but the other 6 houses on the block don't, it  
> > would appear to me that you are still getting radiated and are then  
> > no better off.
> >
> > Superdrove@...
> > Wireless Refugee
> >
> > --- On Wed, 2/1/12, Elizabeth thode <lizt777@...> wrote:
> >
> > From: Elizabeth thode <lizt777@...>
> > Subject: RE: [eSens] Smart meters
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 5:05 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > WhaaaaaaaWhooooooooo!!
> >
> > I smell HUGE VICTORIES IN THE AIR!
> >
> > Thanks for this wonderful news!
> >
> > Lizzie
> >
> > To: [hidden email]
> >
> > From: johnlankes@...
> >
> > Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:24:51 +0000
> >
> > Subject: [eSens] Smart meters
> >
> > U.K. Smart meters to be voluntary:
> >
> > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/financialservices/utilities/Business-energy/9053100/Smart-meters-for-energy-to-be-voluntary.html
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