[Sustain] [SFGP-A] PG&E: Hundreds Of Dollars Per Customer To Opt Out Of Smart Meters

[John-Marc Chandonia]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 08:17:26AM -0700, Martin Zehr wrote:
> This is such nonsense. We need to support measures for accurate and timely monitoring and measurement if we really want to reduce electricity use. 

We should, but these meters aren't it.  They're partly a vehicle
for delivering kickbacks to a politically connected company:

http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-06-30/bay-area/17164725_1_smart-meters-goldman-sachs-california-assembly-speaker

They're also a roadblock to solar power, as Eric explained, as
well a means for PG&E to jack its customers for even higher fees.
In other words, a win-win-win, for them.

JMC
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John-Marc Chandonia (jmc at sfgreens.org)
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