A bill introduced on January 3rd by New York Sen. Kevin Parker would allow customers to opt out of installing Smart meter’ technology. Without question this is a critical bill to move forward and get passed. What this bill does not appear to list are the Smart Water Meters although the criteria designating this technology stated under this bill would qualify for inclusion. As of now the bill list meters related to electric or gas corporations. Smart Water Meters do need to get included. Writing and calling Senator Parker, contact Senator Parker’s Office, and all member of the energy committee to support and suggest the addition of smart water meters to the bill. Requesting one’s representative to co-sponsor would strengthen the chance to get out committee. As of this posting the list of members of the Energy Committees may or may not correctly reflect (updated) the 2018 members. Links for the both the NY Senate or Assembly: New York Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee and the Assembly Standing Committee on Energy. Having the ability to get removed or prevent the installation of any smart meter is essential. As more understand the connection of so many confirmed health impacts that these devices create and the invasive technology compromising privacy is understood the demand by New Yorkers will only explode. It would be great if it were nipped in the bud now! By Mike Maharrey Tenth Amendment Center January 5, 2018 ALBANY, N.Y. (Jan. 5, 2018) – A bill introduced in the New York Senate would allow customers to opt out of installing “smart meter” technology on their homes and businesses. Passage of this bill would allow New Yorkers to protect their own privacy, and it would take a step toward blocking a federal program in effect. Sen. Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) introduced Senate Bill 7214 (S7214) on Jan. 3. The legislation would allow New Yorkers to opt out of any utility company smart meter program with no penalty. Smart meters monitor home energy usage in minute detail in real time. The devices transmit data to the utility company where it gets stored in databases. Anybody with access to the data can download it for analysts. Without specific criteria limiting access to the data, these devices create significant privacy issues. Smart meters can also be used to remotely limit power usage during peak hours. S7214 provides a comprehensive smart meter opt-out right for utility customers. It shall be the right of every customer of an electric and/or gas corporation, at no penalty, fee or service charge to decline the permission of his or her electric and/or gas corporation, (a) to replace an existing meter at such customer’s premises that is assigned to such customer’s account with a two-way smart meter or (b) to install any two-way smart meter device at his or her property without such customer’s consent. The legislation would also require utility companies to give customers 90-day notice before installing smart meter technology with a right to decline installation. It would further allow a customer to require removal of a smart meter with no charge for one year after installation. S7214 is a companion bill to A3066 currently pending in the New York Assembly. Privacy Concerns The proliferation of smart meters creates significant privacy concerns. The data collected can tell anybody who holds it a great deal about what goes on inside a home. It can reveal when residents are at home, asleep or on vacation. It can also pinpoint “unusual” energy use, and could someday serve to help enforce “energy usage” regulations. The ACLU summarized the privacy issues surrounding smart meters in a recent report. “The temptation to use the information that will be collected from customers for something other than managing electrical loads will be strong – as it has been for cell phone tracking data and GPS information. Police may want to know your general comings and goings or whether you’re growing marijuana in your basement under grow lights. Advertisers will want the information to sell you a new washing machine to replace the energy hog you got as a wedding present 20 years ago. Information flowing in a smart grid will become more and more ‘granular’ as the system develops.” The privacy issues aren’t merely theoretical. According to information obtained by the California ACLU, utility companies in the state have disclosed information gathered by smart meters on thousands of customers. San Diego Gas and Electric alone disclosed data on more than 4,000 customers. The vast majority of disclosures were in response to subpoenas by government agencies “often in drug enforcement cases or efforts to find specific individuals,” according to SFGate. “Mark Toney, executive director of the Utility Reform Network watchdog group, said the sheer number of data disclosures made by SDG&E raised the possibility that government agencies wanted to sift through large amounts of data looking for patterns, rather than conducting targeted investigations.” No Smart Meter, No Data Refusing to allow a smart meter on your property is the only sure-fire way to ensure your energy use data won’t fall into the hands of government agents or private marketers, or end up stored in some kind of government database. Passage of S7214 would make opting out a legal option for New Yorkers and give them control over their own privacy. Impact on Federal Program The federal government serves as a major source of funding for smart meters. A 2009 program through the U.S. Department of Energy distributed $4.5 billion for smart grid technology. The initial projects were expected to fund the installation of 1.8 million smart meters over three years. The federal government lacks any constitutional authority to fund smart grid technology. The easiest way to nullify such programs is to simply not participate. A3066 would make that possible. If enough states pass similar legislation, and enough people opt out, the program will go nowhere. We’ve seen a similar opt-out movement undermining Common Core in New York. Opting out follows a strategy James Madison advised in Federalist #46. “Refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union” provides a powerful means to fight back against government overreach. Such actions in multiple states would likely be effective in bringing down federal smart meter programs. UP NEXT S7214 was referred to the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee where it will need to pass by a majority vote before moving forward in the legislative process. Source: http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2018/01/new-york-bill-would-allow-customers-to-opt-out-of-smart-meters-undermine-federal-program-3/ STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________ 7214 IN SENATE January 3, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 2 67-b to read as follows: 3 § 67-b. Advanced metering infrastructure devices for electric and gas 4 services. 1. The commission shall not allow for the installation of any 5 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) device by an electric and/or gas 6 corporation unless such device meets or exceeds the following standards 7 for AMI performance and safety, which shall include: 8 (a) Federal Communications Commission standards for intentional and 9 unintentional radio frequency emissions and any other relevant standards 10 related to radio frequency exposure; 11 (b) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) specifications for 12 meter accuracy and performance; and 13 (c) any other standards, requirements and guidelines established by 14 the commission to protect customer health and safety and ensure, to the 15 fullest extent possible, the protection and encryption of customer 16 personal, financial and energy usage information. The commission shall 17 promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate this subdivision. 18 2. For purposes of this section advanced metering infrastructure shall 19 include: 20 (a) a one-way smart meter, which shall mean a device designed to 21 utilize one-way communications systems, including but not limited to: 22 (i) power line carrier; (ii) radio frequency; (iii) wireless fidelity 23 network; (iv) telephony; and (v) the internet to transmit customer usage 24 data to an electric and/or gas corporation for the purposes of billing; 25 and be designed to be capable of measuring and storing customer electric 26 and/or gas usage data, including time of use in real time; or EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08581-01-7 S. 7214 2 1 (b) two-way smart meter, which shall mean a device that is designed to 2 utilize two-way communications systems, including but not limited to: 3 (i) radio frequency; (ii) wireless fidelity network; or (iii) the inter- 4 net to transmit electric usage and pricing data between an electric 5 and/or gas corporation and its customers, where such device is capable 6 of (A) measuring usage data and transmitting such data in intervals of 7 at least once per day; (B) receiving in real-time, per-kilowatt hour 8 (kWh) and/or per (therm) gas and electric supply and delivery rates; (C) 9 detecting customer service disruptions and transmitting such information 10 to an electric and/or gas corporation; and (D) storing customer usage 11 data. 12 3. It shall be the right of every customer of an electric and/or gas 13 corporation, at no penalty, fee or service charge to decline the permis- 14 sion of his or her electric and/or gas corporation, (a) to replace an 15 existing meter at such customer's premises that is assigned to such 16 customer's account with a two-way smart meter or (b) to install any 17 two-way smart meter device at his or her property without such custom- 18 er's consent. 19 4. An electric and/or gas corporation may not install a two-way smart 20 meter on a customer's premises that is assigned to such customer's 21 account unless it shall provide written notice to the customer no less 22 than ninety days prior to the scheduled installation of such meter. Such 23 notice shall provide that: 24 (a) the customer shall have the right to decline his or her electric 25 and/or gas corporation from installing a two-way smart meter with no 26 fee, penalty or service charge; 27 (b) the customer may, at any point during a period of three hundred 28 sixty-five days following the installation of a two-way smart meter, 29 require the removal of such device with no fee, penalty or service 30 charge; 31 (c) the customer may be liable for a fee to be determined by the 32 commission for the removal of a two-way smart meter device if the 33 customer requests the removal more than three hundred sixty-five days 34 following the installation of such meter at his or her premises. 35 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/S07214/2017
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The truth regarding smart water meter misinformation A response to Ramona Municipal Water District's smart meter misinformation allegations
By Susan Brinchman, Patch Poster | Dec 27, 2017 11:25 pm ET | Updated Dec 27, 2017 11:55 pm ET Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) is currently installing smart water meters throughout its district, starting with San Diego Country Estates. RMWD has graciously agreed to provide free opt-outs for those customers who don't want a smart meter, according to its metering supervisor. Upon visiting RMWD's website (www.rmwd.org), a new article appears, entitled "Smart Meter Infrastructure." It alleges that the community is being misinformed about the new smart water meters, without naming sources. Smart water meter misinformation is alive and well. Unfortunately, the misinformation appears to be emanating from within, using industry-generated assertions designed to promote smart meters and calm the public down about smart meter realities many scientists and experts warn about. Literally, hundreds of thousands of utility - including water - customers have experienced unpleasant results from smart meter implementation, nationwide, in the past decade that they've been used in North America. These well-documented concerns, described at more length in the Patch article, Ramona's new smart water meters not a smart choice , involve:
Another critic of the CCST report found on the RMWD website was Dr. Karl Moret, MD, with a BS in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Engineering degree in Biomedical Engineering, and a four year post-doctoral fellowship in physiology. Dr. Moret had an interest for years in the health effects of electro-magnetic fields and energy medicine, lecturing on these topics widely. Dr. Moret's concerns about the CCST report included the following, and he called for a halt to smart meter installations as a result:
RMWD does not address the potential for conflict with other wireless devices using the same frequencies, such as garage door openers and baby monitors, described in Ramona's new smart water meters not a smart choice. In conclusion, I agree that smart water meter information can be misleading. But it is the promotional materials generated by a profit-making industry that is the source. I encourage Ramona Municipal Water District customers to strongly consider opting out of smart water meters and keeping an analog meter, by calling (and writing to document the request) the water district. As the nonprofit director of Center for Electrosmog Prevention closely involved in successfully obtaining a reduced cost gas and electric smart meter opt-out for customers of PG&E, Southern CA Edison, Southern CA Gas, and SDG&E (2011-2014), and who successfully prevailed upon Helix Water District, a utility providing water to 200,000 customers in East County, to drop their smart water meter program (2011), and now, working with RMWD to provide a free opt-out and to reconsider their smart water meter plans, I tell you that we can all make a difference. "It takes a village", as they say ... I appreciate the water RMWD has brought to such a wide area with a long history of water needs, as well as its expanded responsibilities for vital fire and emergency services. I suggest that the infrastructure and water services become more affordable - not less affordable - and truly safe for the community, and with a willing and informed spirit. I applaud RMWD for offering the free opt-out. That is a great beginning. Susan Brinchman, Director, Center for Electrosmog Prevention www.electrosmogprevention.org Ramona, CA Source: https://patch.com/california/ramona/truth-regarding-smart-water-meter-misinformation By - Lori Alton, staff writer for Natural Health 365 Originally published: June 9, 2017 (NaturalHealth365) Over 65 million American homes have currently been outfitted with ‘smart meters.’ Meanwhile, natural health experts and consumer rights advocates continue to speak out against the threat of this wireless technology – which exposes us all to highly-toxic frequency vibrations. In fact, research has shown that repeated exposure to excessive amounts of radiation can trigger migraines, neurological conditions and cancer. Now, new video evidence testifies to the damage that smart meters may be doing to our hearts. The results are visible – and undeniable The video (below) shows Warren Woodward, a specialist in smart meter microwave transmission power, connected to an EKG monitor while lying near an Elster smart meter. The Elster is connected to a high frequency analyzer, which measures microwave frequencies. As the HFA alternates between readings of 00.1 and 00.2, the EKG laptop monitor display – which shows the electrical activity of Woodward’s heart – indicates a regular, symmetrical pattern. When the meter momentarily spikes to 139.3, there is a corresponding – and drastic – alteration in Woodward’s EKG pattern. According to Dr. Gilberto Leon, a holistic medicine doctor in Chandler, AZ, the symmetrical pattern represents the characteristic waves of normal heart rhythm. The sudden irregularity, which he describes as a “massive” change in the pattern, occurs at a time when Woodward’s heart should be resting. Over time, this type of reaction makes the heart work too hard, causing fatigued cardiac function, Leon says. And, the process is symptomless and “silent” – especially in healthy people, who may not feel the disruption. Describing the bombardment of microwave frequencies as “an unnatural sequence of events that we’re not programmed to respond to,” Leon confirms that frequencies from smart meters have an effect on myocardial function. Troubling fact: Other meters in common use are more powerful than the one tested. Woodward notes that the Elster smart meter used in the video transmits at about ¼ of a watt. Other smart meters – including the Landis and Gyr Focus – transmit at just under one watt, making them roughly three times more powerful. Woodward points out that the power of the smart meter was controlled outside of his sight and hearing – meaning there is no way he could have consciously manipulated the experiment, even if he could somehow alter his actual heart rhythm on demand. Not only that, but he notes he does not have a heart condition or a history of one – nor does he take any medication that could affect his EKG readings. Go to end to watch the video: EKG Proof - Smart Meters Affect Your Heart https://youtu.be/p-aNRQNRtaI Smart meters are a threat not only to your health – but to your wallet as well According to an eye-opening Dutch study conducted by the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and published in the scientific journal IEEE Electromagnetic Compatability Magazine, over half of the smart meters tested gave readings that were higher than the actual power consumed. And these were not modest or insignificant errors. In some cases, the false readings came in at a whopping 582 percent higher – with 581, 566 and 475 percent following close behind. This could theoretically result in a near six-fold increase in a utility bill – an outrageous rip-off. You can legally refuse to have a smart meter installed in your home – and here’s how. To begin the process of protecting your health and your rights, be sure to read “Forced vaccinations and smart meters – How to legally stop it” – which includes a podcast featuring Jonathan Landsman and consumer rights advocate, Jerry Day. Smart meters pose a fire risk On July 9, 2010, a Vacaville, CA man was killed by a fire caused by a Pacific Gas and Electric smart meter, with the fire consuming his house the day after contractors installed a Landis and Gyr meter. Larry Nikkel, a well-liked local musician who was on the eve of retirement from his day job as groundskeeper at Solano Community College, lost his life due to smoke inhalation and burns from electrical fire. It is believed that the meter may have been improperly installed, causing a dangerous phenomenon known as “arcing.” In violation of the FCC requirements that smart meters be installed by a professional electrician, workers at the Wellington Energy – the company that installed the meter – only receive 20 hours of training. A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family against the utility company, subcontractor and meter manufacturer has since been settled for an undisclosed sum. And, there are other reports of smart meter fires throughout North America. In August 2012, PECO Energy of Pennsylvania was forced to suspend its deployment after 26 separate incidents in which smart meters either caught fire or exploded. In Canada, the Ontario Fire Marshall reported encountering “an unusual amount of fire incidents involving smart meters.” Many more incidents are documented at StopSmartMeters.org. Enough is enough: We must stand up and protect our lives Millions of people live, work and play in close proximity to smart meters, with apartment residents often forced to sleep near entire banks of them. Although we’ve been told by utility companies and utility regulators that smart meters are safe and have no effect, the fact is: smart meters may be affecting everyone’s health by stressing cardiac function. And, this in addition to the other serious threats to health, privacy and safety represented by these toxic devices. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine has already requested a recall of smart meters until their effects have been adequately studied. And, at the video’s end, Woodward echoes their plea, calling for a complete safety recall of all smart meters – immediately. But will the “powers that be” actually listen? Source: https://www.naturalhealth365.com/smart-meters-emf-2268.html Editor’s note: You can see part one and two – of the videos – here: https://youtu.be/UIobFr3m8kk An interview with a whistleblower back in in August 2014. The whistleblower was contracted to work on these death towers. The audio is not the greatest; however, by careful listening all can be heard and reveals some very disturbing details. Interviewer: “Are these towers endangering your lives?” Whistleblower: “Uh, yes, definitely.” Madisonstar Moon Published on Aug 24, 2014 Madison Star Moon interviews a death tower whistleblower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2h7ckVw53c "There is no longer any connection between consensus, public health and public policy." Jerry Day Public policy is totally out of control. Video Published: October 24, 2017 By Cabin Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a7-PRswCrQ Where were the voters in general? The Board was creamed as voter turnout was abysmal. Comparing to a non-president election year for 2015, 2017 total votes for Town Boards candidates reflect a 28% drop in turnout close to 3,000 voters. And 2015 only had ONE position up for a vote! Thus, based on a rough estimate approximately 3,000 didn’t bother to cast their vote in the Town of Glenville. Compared between the two parties only 48 more votes went to the Democrat candidate. ONLY 48! There were 2954 fewer votes for the Republican candidate verses 2015. This is unbelievable! Where were you? The weather was good so there is no excuse there. Where were you? Were you making assumptions that incumbents always win? Maybe that holds essentially true for State and Federal but NOT local! Where were you? Sure many are giving up on New York and are leaving the state where these totals affect the local districts and towns. However, the populations’ totals have been consistent for the Town of Glenville and certainly did not experience a 28% drop. Did all you die? RIP if you did. However, most died morally and ethically. Where were you? There is no excuse for abdicating your civic duty to remain engaged and participate in the voting process. The town lost dearly due to your apathy, laziness, willful ignorance and lack of civic integrity. And if I run into any of you when you begin to complain about the likely 2018 and on detrimental effects that the two newly elected Board members (already proven liars) will likely create I will first ask you if you voted. If you are stupid enough to admit that you didn’t bother I will then tell you to shut up and that you failed the town to begin with. Did Chris Koeztle, Town of Glenville Supervisor admit that he and Paul Tonko are Good Friends?10/21/2017 Chris Koeztle [R], Town Supervisor, Town of Glenville’s good friend Rep Paul Tonko [D} District 20 makes, in my opinion, strange bedfellows. That is, if there were real ideological distinctions between the two different parties. Evidently, they're on the same page and coin it as 'bipartisan'. I don't know about you but there are a growing number of us that are tired of that nonsensical rhetoric. Tonko’s voting history as measured according to the United States Constitution since his time as the House Representative sine 2009 is abysmal at best. His voting history is well documented here reflecting for his entire voting record since 2009 to July 2017 at only 23%. Pathetic. He continually breaks his oath to uphold the United States Constitution by his voting record alone. And Health Care Reform? I can only guess what Tonko’s end goal is and I am sure it will not be good especially as he voted for the unconstitutional and disastrous Obamacare debacle to begin with where that legislation strips away your rights to choose on whether or to or not to purchase health insurance programs and from who which was ultimately designed to lead to Single Payer that strips ALL rights away from you. Why wouldn't Koeztle prefer a full repeal rather than any reform? Any reform, after all, will only prove worse. And he calls him a good friend? I wonder if this great ‘friendship’ is actually at the expense of the constitutional rights of Glenville residents. Tonko is laughing in this picture. I wonder what he is really laughing about. Is it really at the pawn in the game? After all, Tonko already has proven that he is no friend to the Representative Constitutional Republic. Thus, considering as friends, is Koeztle really a friend or foe of the Republic? Is this why the Town of Glenville now choosing to ignore the 4th Amendment and plans to install tracking technology coined as SMART Water Meters? This plan is without the expressed permission/consent by each and every individual homeowner and business. Consider this. The announcement was made. It is now up to you to say no as they will never suggest you do. They are hoping for implicit consent. They tell you it’s mandatory. They want you afraid. You have every right to say NO! And what does the 4th Amendment state? The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. ALL Smart Meters are tracking technologies. These technologies violate your 4th Amendment rights. Not only do the Town of Glenville residents need to address the electrical utilities smart meter issue that were forced on our homes without expressed consent, they now need to address this upcoming mess. Other articles have and will continue to address the serious health issues now confirmed to be cause by radio frequency, microwave and EMF technologies. Beware; the industry behind these technologies will attempt to ‘lie’ to you otherwise. Hint – Effective October 1, 2017 the ICB (International Classification of Disease) now classifies radio frequency as a specific billable health cause. Smart Meters utilize radio frequencies. These technologies HARM! And they also spy on you. . Smart Meters Kill. |
| On June 12, 2017 the Town Council votes on the following bids for Smart Water Meter installation: “Resolution accepting the lowest responsible bid for Residential Water Meter Replacement Project Contract No. 1 received on May 19, 2017 from Ti Sales Inc., 36 Hudson Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 in a sum not to exceed $1,257,177.34. Resolution accepting the lowest responsible bid for Residential Water Meter Replacement Installation Project Contract No. 2 received on May 19, 2017 from East National Water, LLC, P.O. Box 991, Palmer, MA 01069 in a sum not to exceed $525,600.00. “ 1 With a bit of research into the associated companies it appears that the type of meters they wish to replace with what it otherwise perfectly working water meters are Neptune meters which sends out pulses constantly throughout the day. More information will be posted shortly on the detrimental effects of these meters. SMART METERS KILL Virginia Farver lost a child to cancer as a result of EMF radiation. The interview posted clearly shows the serious health dangers that Smart Meters and Wi-Fi is destroying our health. A message to Chris Koetzle and the rest of the Town Council – If you proceed with the plan to install these dangerous meters in the resident’s homes where they will be negatively impacted by the constant pulse, impacting their health and INVADING their privacy, you will have blood on your hands! Supervisor Chris Koetzle has done a great deal of good for the town. However, this will negate all his efforts in his past good work. Message to the Town of Glenville, Schenectady County, NY residents: It is imperative to conduct research on your own to truly understand how serious this is. You already have the Smart Meters that was installed by the electric utility invading your privacy and now known to cause cardiac arrhythmias when pulses are sent. Did you just understand what I said? Cardiac arrhythmias! Get engaged to stop this madness. And above everything else, when they plan to come to install these death devices DO NOT LET THEM INTO YOUR HOME! SMART METERS KILL Listen to this critical interview to learn how Smart Meters Kill (Virginia Farver lost a son to cancer as a result from EMF radiation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDcjDoEbaQ SMART METERS KILL Neptune Water Meters from TiSales https://www.tisales.com/what-we-sell/neptune/
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