Council Members Prepare For Fight Over Smart Meters
06/09/2015 05:50 PM
06/09/2015 06:22 PM
MEMPHIS, TN
(localmemphis.com) -- Memphis City Council members are preparing for a big
fight over spending $240 million for smart meters.
Memphis Light, Gas
, and Water wants to
replace all of its old electric meters with the smart meters. Meters that are
controversial.
$240-million dollars is a lot of money, especially when critics
say smart meters are dangerous.
Fire is a cruel thing. Burning everything it
can find. It has a voracious appetite that can spread quickly.
A house burned
this past weekend next door where Marilyn Hancock and family live.
I was in my
bedroom and I heard my next door neighbor screaming. I looked out the window. I
saw the blaze coming from the storage house on top of the vehicle. And that's
when I immediately got my family out of the home," Hancock said.
Lester
and Lula Miller said their house caught fire after a power
surge. Hancock said
she did not notice any power surge.
Her place caught fire after the Miller's
van with gas in the tank blew up.
"A lot of damage inside the house.
Water damage inside the house. A lot of my furniture got damaged inside the
home from the water. And the weather storm that took place last night,"
Hancock said.
The Miller’s fire was caused by an electrical
problem. They said
they have a smart meter. Smart meters have been criticized for possibly causing
fires.
MLGW said the Millers do not have a smart meter. We could not find a
house in the neighborhood with one.
But it's an argument Marilyn Hancock isn't
joining.
"We’re doing fine. My family has been very supportive and
they've been there for us," Hancock said.
, and Water wants to
replace all of its old electric meters with the smart meters. Meters that are
controversial.
$240-million dollars is a lot of money, especially when critics
say smart meters are dangerous.
Fire is a cruel thing. Burning everything it
can find. It has a voracious appetite that can spread quickly.
A house burned
this past weekend next door where Marilyn Hancock and family live.
I was in my
bedroom and I heard my next door neighbor screaming. I looked out the window. I
saw the blaze coming from the storage house on top of the vehicle. And that's
when I immediately got my family out of the home," Hancock said.
Lester
and Lula Miller said their house caught fire after a power surge. Hancock said
she did not notice any power surge.
Her place caught fire after the Miller's
van with gas in the tank blew up.
"A lot of damage inside the house.
Water damage inside the house. A lot of my furniture got damaged inside the
home from the water. And the weather storm that took place last night,"
Hancock said.
The Miller’s fire was caused by an electrical problem. They said
they have a smart meter. Smart meters have been criticized for possibly causing
fires.
MLGW said the Millers do not have a smart meter. We could not find a
house in the neighborhood with one.
But it's an argument Marilyn Hancock isn't
joining.
"We’re doing fine. My family has been very supportive and
they've been there for us," Hancock said.
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