Just Say No to Big Brother’s Smart Meters by Orlean Koehle
This allowed the Department of Energy to disperse the money to the “stakeholders” to implement the Smart Grid system. (pp. 130-131) On October 27, 2009, the Obama administration unveiled its Smart Grid plan by awarding $3.4 billion to 100 Smart Grid projects. According to the Department of Energy's press release, these awards will result in the installation of: more than 850 sensors called 'Phasor Measurement Units" to monitor the power grid nationwide; 200,000 smart transformers; 700 automated substations (about 5 percent of the nation's total); 1,000,000 in-home displays; and 345,000 load control devices in homes. Another $4.5 billion is earmarked. 18. “The Costs of the Smart Grid Investments to be “Recovered from Ratepayers”: This PURPA Standard allows utilities to recover from ratepayers any capital, operating expenditures, or other costs of the smart grid investment, including a reasonable rate-of-return. It allows utilities to recover remaining book value of any equipment rendered obsolete by the deployment of such smart grid systems. (Page 6 ) (p. 130) 19. The Public is Being Fleeced with a New Fancy Tax Bill. “The SMART GRID system is nothing more than a system of accelerated energy costs with accompanying tax increases: “Ratepayers” are actually taxpayers. This is a new TAX forcing the public to finance SMART METERS/GRID at the rate of 100% of costs plus a profit margin written into it. … Not one part of the SMART GRID system will reduce consumption or make energy sources more secure or efficient.” . This isn’t about energy conservation or any of the other nonsense put out as propaganda to foist these deadly meters upon an unsuspecting public: This is simply a business plan meant to unlawfully spy on private citizens while extorting the public for corporate profits.” Marty Oakley, “Smart
Meters, No Federal Mandate,” 8/15/11
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http://www.activistpost.com/2011/08/smart-meters-no-federal-mandate.html (pp. 129-131) 20. The Smart Meters Violate the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…” When you have a Smart Meter constantly snooping into your home 24 hours a day, keeping data on what you are doing, what part of the house you are in, where the electricity is being used, what appliances you are using and when, that is an invasion of privacy. You are no longer secure in your own home. (p. 9) 21. Smart Meters Violate the 14th Amendment: …“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the USA, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” Most people feel the analog meter that was on their home when they bought their property belongs to them. When utility companies take it off without any permission or consent and “deploy” a smart meter in its place, this is denying their rights of liberty and property without due process of law. Forcing citizens who object to a smart meter to have to pay a monthly fee to opt out of the Smart Meter program (one of the proposals of utility companies) would be “abridging privileges” and not granting “equal protection” under the law. Residents who allow the installation of the smart meter (mainly because they do not know that it was installed or are totally uninformed of its harmful effects) will be treated as the privileged ones and will not have to pay any additional charges. Those who refuse, will be forced to pay the additional charges to opt out. That is a violation of not being treated equally under the law. (p. 9) 22. Violation of the California Constitution: Article One – Declaration of Rights: “All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are “enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy.” Forcing a Smart Meter on every Californian is a violation of our basic rights of: 1) “enjoying and defending life and liberty:” 2) “enjoying possessing and protecting our own property:” 3) “pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. (pp. 9-10) 23. California Code Protects the Rights of Citizens against Powerful Agencies: California Code, Section 11120-21: “It is the public policy of this state that public agencies exist to aid in the conduct of the people's business … The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the 148
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