Effort to stop SmartMeters in Nevada County goes to City Hall
UPDATED 9:06 AM PST Feb 12, 2015
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THE MEN IN THE CAR HAS DIED. NEW TONIGHT. GROWING CONCERNS OVER SMART METERS. LEADS TO A PACKED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT IN NEVADA CITY. SOME SAYING THEY'RE SCARED SMART METERS COULD CATCH THEIR HOMES ON FIRE. I HOPE THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES RECOGNIZE THE FIRES ARE A BIG ISSUE. THEY DO NOT NEED TO HAPPEN. ONE DEATH IS TOO MANY. TONIGHT A GROUP OF PEOPLE ASKED NEVADA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HELP THEM SHUT OFF THE SMART METERS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THEIR HOMES. THOSE SMART METERS SEND ELECTRICITY USAGE INFORMATION BACK TO PG AND E ELECTRONICALLY. KCRA 3'S RICHARD SHARP ATTENDED THE HEATED MEETING WITH RESIDENTS AND ASKED WHAT PG AND E CAN DO ABOUT THE METERS. SHE WRAPS HERSELF IN AN EMERGENCY BLANKET FOR PROTECTION. SHE SAYS THE RADIO OCEAN -- THE Y HAVE HURT HER HEALTH. THE FIRES ARE CONCERNING. THEY START ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE. IT DOES NOT ALERT YOUR SYSTEM. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HAD COMPLAINTS OVER THE FIRE RISK. ARE TRANSMIT -- WE TRANSMIT LESS THAN TWO MINUTES A DAY. THAT IS LESS THAN ANY EXPOSURE YOU WOULD RECEIVE FROM HAVING A SMART PHONE OR CELL PHONE. OR BEING IN AN AREA WITH WI-FI. MOST HOMES HAVE SMART METERS. INSTALLATION IS 98% COMPLETE. SMART METER LEAVES DETAILED DIGITAL FOOT PRINTS. THAT IS NOT STOPPING A GROUP FROM REQUESTING THE HELP OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVERSE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. THEY PRESENTED A 600 PAGES OF DOCUMENTS FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. WE ARE ASKING FOR A MORATORIUM ON THE SMART METERS SO NO MORE CAN BE INSTALLED. WE ARE ASKING FOR A BAN. THEY WILL CONSIDER SMART HEATERS AS A HEALTH HAZARD. THE COMPANY BELIEVES THEY ARE SAFE AND HELP USERS TRACK USAGE. THEY ALSO ALLOW PEOPLE TO HAVE THEM REMOVED FOR A CAUSE. WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL METER CHOICE FOR CUSTOMERS. WE ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS IN NEVADA TO CONTACT US AT ANY TIME TO OUT OF THE SMART METER PROGRAM FOR ANY REASON. THEY WILL GO TO THE CITY COUNCILS IN THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TRYING TO GET THEIR MESSAGE OUT AND HAVE THEM DO A DEPENDENT STUDIES.
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