Re: SMART METER DISPUTE HEADED FOR CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT - Complaints persist over PG&E’s SmartMeter

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On Jun 28, 2012 3:17 AM, <surpriseshan2@...> wrote:

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> forwarded from WEEP

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> SMART METER DISPUTE HEADED FOR CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

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> Local newspaper reports on SmartMeter controversy including the

> possibility that SmartMeters may be harmful to people's health.

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> Wilner is quoted in the story stating that **in some people's eyes,

> this is an epidemic.** Wilner suggested there are enough people in the

> country who are supposedly suffering from SmartMeter-related afflictions to

> force a bigger battle. There are complaints filed in several other

> states. **This could take off at any time,** he said.

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> Complaints persist over PG & E’s SmartMeter

> By Rooney, Marinscope contributor

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http://marinscope.com/articles/2012/06/13/mill_valley_herald/news/doc4fd8f4cfaac\

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> Wilner didn*t expect the California Public Utilities Commission to

> respond favorably to his complaints about PG & E’s SmartMeters.

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> He was right.

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> **They threw me out,** Wilner said on the heels of a PUC meeting held at

> the end of May.

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> Wilner’s firm, Novato-based Wilner & Associates, alleged that the Pacific

> Gas & Electric Co.*s opt-out program, through which customers can choose

> not to have a SmartMeter installed, doesn*t protect the public from

> electric and magnetic fields radiation.

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> Wilner accused PG & E of installing devices that emitted more radio

> frequency radiation than it told customers about and pointed out flaws in

> SmartMeter construction.

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> At the root of the SmartMeter debate, which is taking place nationwide, is

> the potential damage the devices can do to customers.

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> **In some people’s eyes, this is an epidemic,** Wilner said. **There’s a

> common denominator, symptoms we keep hearing about.**

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> Wilner and others say SmartMeters are causing people to suffer from a

> range of afflictions, including headaches, sleeplessness and ringing in the

> ears.

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> Wilner also said there was no regulatory oversight to protect PG & E’s

> customers, and **we rely on regulatory oversight to protect us and keep us

> safe.**

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> Wilner said complaints about SmartMeters were being ignored in large part

> due to governmental bureaucracy.

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> **Over the last 20 years, there has been a proliferation of government

> agencies,** Wilner said. **Cases that would have normally been brought to

> court where people can look for relief are now going to the the PUC — and

> they are industry-driven.**

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> **It’s all money-driven,** Wilner said, adding that while he was not

> necessarily opposed to safely designed SmartMeters, they are not being used.

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> Wilner said there are complaints being filed in other states, such as

> Maine and land, alleging the same concerns about SmartMeter technology,

> but the power companies* political influence has managed to sweep aside the

> problems.

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> Wilner also said the $75 cost to opt out of SmartMeters puts some

> customers at a disadvantage. **The cost is prohibitive,** he said. **There

> shouldn’t be any fee.**

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> Having been shut down by the PUC, Wilner said his next step was to appeal

> to the PUC commission and ask it to reconsider. He said he could point out

> what he feels are mistakes in the PUC’s findings.

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> Having failed to get the PUC to change its mind, he can appeal to the

> California Supreme Court, which can either overturn the PUC’s decision or

> ask the PUC commission to re-evaluate the matter.

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> **I*m a hopeless optimist,** Wilner said. ** I*m prepared to get beaten up

> in this process.**

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> Wilner suggested there are enough people in the country who are supposedly

> suffering from SmartMeter-related afflictions to force a bigger battle.

> There are complaints filed in several other states. **This could take off

> at any time,** he said.

>

> Wilner wants Marin residents to know that PG & E’s deadlines to opt out of

> SmartMeters are not accurate. He said state law mandates that customers can

> opt out of SmartMeters whenever they wish.

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> Contact Rooney at chris_marin@....

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