Smart Meters

Energy & Infrastructure
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That’s me…and I have 35 of them and live in a city selected to be a future “smart city”. It would only take 50-60 mph “Diablo” winds, like the Santa Ana winds in So. Cal.!

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Some actions that may be taken against smart meters.

  1. If your state does not already have a "right to opt out of smart meters, start petitioning for it. See State of Texas Right to refuse smart meters.
  2. If utility companies are installing smart meters, leverage your right to opt out if it is available in your state and start an education Campagne for this right through Next Door, Face Book, Flyers, Civic Associations, POAs HOAs, etc.
  3. If utility companies infringe on rights to opt out or refuse to grant opt out rights, file a formal complaint with the BBB, PUC, and Attorney General and any other agency that accept complaints.
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And…consumers NEVER reap any of the efficiencies by reduced rates or savings. Consumers only get in increase in rates resulting in more costly consumption and carry all of the risk with none of the benefit

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Texas has a right to opt out of smart meters, but utility companies completely ignore it. We are spending a lot of energy on this very issue. Complaints have been sent to the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT), Attorney General, Ken Paxtons office and the BBB. And, of course directly to God through prayer.

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Yes, it most certainly can be as it’s very complex based on the source and loading. If it’s coming from the street side mostly that can normally be handled by placing an isolation transformer between the meter and panel rated for the service ampacity or by using one of the whole house filters like sine tamer or satic shield on the very first breaker positions before it reaches the branch circuits. Though even that might not be enough. Second option is to employ either capacitive filters or setup a separate sub panel and run all branch circuits prior to distribution through multistage emi filters. These are a combination inductive/capacitive filter. Usually run around 30-60 dollars each x number of circuits. And usually do a much better job than just capacitive plugins alone but is far more complex to setup. And of course there’s isolating the loads on your branches themselves like leds, desktop computers, inverter driven machinery, etc. All of which need special loading considerations for mitigation.

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