Smart Meters/Smart Grid

Kaye Beach
Oct 21, 2011
 What is a Smart
Meter
Smart meters are digital devices that collect
energy-use data and unlike traditional
meters transmit and receive data, too

Smart meters are a new type electrical

meter that will measure your energy
usage, like the old ones do now. But, it
will send the information back to the
utility by wireless signal
(radiofrequency/microwave radiation
signal)instead of having a utility meter
reader come to the property and manually
do the monthly electric service reading.
 Smart Meters DO NOT
save energy. (People Do)
- their sole purpose is to change
your behavior.
It is hoped that consumers will
save energy through increased
awareness of how much they
use and that estimated bills will
be eliminated.
 Smart Meters
A smart meter is usually an electrical meter that records
consumption of electric energy in intervals of an hour or
less and communicates that information at least daily
back to the utility for monitoring and billing purposes.[7]
Smart meters enable two-way communication between
the meter and the central system. Unlike home energy
monitors, smart meters can gather data for remote
reporting.
 What is Smart Grid?
Smart Grid is the digital and Wi-fi enabled power
meters that enable communication between the
appliances in your home or business, with the
power provider.
This provides you and your utility company with
visibility of your energy usage and control over
your appliances as well as your usage of gas and
The water.
Smart Grid vision has three primary parts:
(1)new communication and digital sensors and
automation capabilities for the distribution and
transmission systems;
(2) new digital metering systems for all customers;
and
(3) direct interfaces between the new metering
systems and customers through in home technologies.
 Smart Appliances
On the heels of the Smart Meters come the
deployment of smart appliances. These will
affect ALL of us. Your household appliances
will be equipped with chips that allow
your appliances to communicate with the
smart meters, and if you buy into the
"automated" plan, then the utility
company will be able to control your
usage if it wants or needs. The plan is to
penalize those who don't buy into the
"automated" system by charging them with
higher rates.
 Smart Home Energy
Monitor
In addition, in order to make the wireless
smart meter effective with your smart
appliances, smart grid energy efficiency
proponents say you'll need a smart Home
Energy Monitor also installed in your
home that will help you monitor which
appliances are using how much energy and
when and at what rate so you can modify
your usage patterns. Is your utility company
making the device optional or mandatory?
Energates smart thermostats bring demand
response to Oklahoma
Sept. 28, 2011
Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is moving ahead with
plans to launch a residential demand response program in
2012.
The initiative is aimed at reducing peak energy demand, as
well as the need to build new power plants to meet demand.
The utility will work with smart-grid firm Silver Spring
Networks and demand response technologies provider
Energate to roll out the program. Energate will supply smart
thermostats through Silver Spring.
Energates in-home technologies let customers program their
use preferences based on peak pricing signals sent from
utilities. Some 40,000 residences are expected to see
Energates smart thermostats and accessories installed as
part of the 2012 rollout.
 A Global Plan
Smart meters are part of a
newglobal plan to upgrade
theworld electrical grid to a
Smart Gridand reduce energy
consumption.
 Smart Grid-Global
Going Global

In addition to the United States, Smart Grid is

being implemented in both Canada and Mexico.
Planners are working on standards that will
integrate all of North America into a single,
unified Smart Grid system.
Moreover, there is a serious initiative underway to create a Global
Smart Grid that will integrate all the continents on the globe!
The Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) presents this
Dymaxion (tm) Map of the world from the perspective of the
North Pole that reveals the global grid currently under
construction. The only part of planet earth left untouched is
Antarctica. The yellow lines represent high-voltage electrical
transmission links that are capable of transferring large amounts
of energy from continent to continent.
 Technocracy
Technocracy is government by scientists,
engineers and experts. The endgame for
Smart Grids is control through measuring and
monitoring your every move. Patrick Wood
explains in detail the history and intent of
Technocratic control and an economy based
on resources. Technocracy through Smart
Grids can only exist as long through
measuring and monitoring individuals and a
persistent belief in the global warming fairy
tale. Wood's articles can be read here:
http://www.augustforecast.com/2010/03/03/sma
rt-grid-the-implementation-of-technocracy-2/
 SMART GRID-STIMULUS
On Oct 27, 2009 President Obama
announced that the Department of
Energy awarded $3.4 billion in stimulus
money to 100 smart-grid projects.
Each project had come up with its own
matching funds which put the investment at
over $6 billion. The Dept. of Energy
estimated that the awards will result 18
million homes getting the smart meters
which will allow for the conversion to the
Smart Grid.
 OG&E 2009 Oklahoma
Pre Approval
Why is OG&E requesting pre-approval to
move forward with Company wide
deployment before the Norman Project
(Phase I) is completed ?
Answer-A window of opportunity was created
for further deployment in 2009, with the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) ,which contained an estimated $3 .4
billion in stimulus grant funding for Smart Grid
investment.
http://www.occeweb.com/SmartMeter/05-21-10%20Responsive%20Testimony%20of%20Tonya%20Hi
nex-Ford%20for%

www.occeweb.com
 OG&E
Oklahoma Gas & Electrics smart grid
program
Oklahoma Gas & Electric, the states largest
utility, began deploying smart grid
technology in 2010, starting with smart
meters. As of September 2010,
approximately 100,000 meters are installed.
The company plans to install smart meters
for all of its almost-800,000 customers by
the end of 2012.
 OG&E Smart Meter
Oklahoma
In July 2011, OG&E got approval from
the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
to roll the smart meter program out to
all of its customers in the state.
The company expects to spend about
$360 million on the project, with about
$127 million of that coming in the form
of stimulus funds earmarked for smart
grid projects.
 Cost Not Justified
CT Attorney General George Jepson states;
"Connecticut Light & Power Co.s plan to
replace existing electric meters with
advanced technology would be very
expensive and would not save enough
electricity for its 1.2 million customers to
justify the expense"

The current at the plans for smart meters all

over the nation will not save enough money
or energy to be worth it however, we should
expect rates to increase by the way of
critical peak pricing sometime in the future
 From the Wall Street Journal Feb 22, 2010
What Utilities Have Learned From Smart-Meter
Tests...And why they aren't putting those lessons to
use

Preventing Rebellions
You could have a real rebellion" if smart meters push up
customers' rates, especially if utilities' other capital
expenses are increasing

. . .utility executives and regulators have been reluctant

to implement rate plans that penalize people for too
much energy use, fearing that if customers associate
smart meters with higher bills, they will stall the
technology's advance just as it is gaining traction.
So, many utilities are trying an approach that is less
controversial, but also less effective. . .

Steven Sunderhauf, a program manager for Pepco. "From

a purist's standpoint, I may prefer critical peak pricing
because it gets the boldest responsebut using
rebates will help people get comfortable with
smart meters
 Peak Pricing
All indications are that peak pricing
will be implemented at some point
after we get used to the meters.
Customers will have to pay much
higher prices for using the same
energy during certain hours.
This would hit businesses, the
poor and elderly the hardest.
 Peak Pricing
Results showed that people responded
most when threatened with the 75-cent-
per-kwh peak pricing. Those customers cut
their overall energy consumption between
22% and 34%, depending on whether they also
had programmable thermostats that could
automatically change temperature settings.
Customers offered rebates reduced their usage
9% to 15%again, with the deeper cuts
among those who had smart thermostats.
 TOU FOR RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS-Resisted

PUGET SOUND ENERGY: Mandatory TOU prices for all residential

customers abandoned in 2002 when analysis showed negative
cost benefit and higher, not lower, customer bills
Customers with most adverse bill impacts: multi-family and
mobile homes
MAINE: Mandatory TOU prices for high use electricity customers
made voluntary with onset of restructuring and widespread
customer dissatisfaction in face of higher electricity prices
Elderly customers in newly built multi-unit condos and senior
and low income housing complexes most adversely affected
and without alternative options
NEW YORK: Previous efforts to push for Time of Use pricing
resulted in state law that prohibits such time-based pricing except
as voluntary options.
Many utilities offer Time of Use rate options to residential
customers using interval meters; little customer interest
RESTRUCTURING STATES: Most abandoned mandatory TOU and
other rate design structures associated with generation supply
management and assumed that the competitive market would
provide such products.

November 17, 2008 NASUCA 2008 20

 ISSUES/CONCERNS
Choice-Do we have one?
Health and Safety
Privacy
Accuracy
Security
 Do we have the right to
refuse?
The Public Service Company who is installing the
meters in Owasso says no.

Can a customer opt out of the program if the new

meter is not wanted?
No, in order to reap the full benefits of AMI from
an operational and cost standpoint, AMI needs to
be fully deployed throughout the project area. In
turn, our operational structure is changing to
support the new technology and work practices.

OG&E customers are also told they have no

choice and are being threatened with
service disruption if they do not allow
installation
 NO FEDERAL MANDATE
The federal government has set goals for states and utilities
to upgrade their electrical grids, and has awarded $4.5 billion
in grants to encourage this. However, the federal
government does not mandate the installation of
smart meters, or even wireless smart meters.
On February 1, 2011, press officer Thomas Welch of the U.S.
Department of Energy press officer responded to questions
about whether the federal government has made the
installation of wireless smart meters mandatory. He wrote:
No. The Federal government, including DOE, does not
have any role in regulating the installation of smart
meters, nor does it have a policy about the mandatory
adoption of smart meters.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
They say that smart meters are
safe
 Two Views
The following are the two charts that
seek to compare microwave radiation
from smart meters to cell phones,
microwaves and other devices.
 CCST

The first is from the CCST report- taken

directly from EPRI- an energy industry
front group.
 Health Impacts of Radio
Frequency from Smart Meters
by Daniel Hirsch
31 January 2011

This one is from

Mr. Hirschs study (pd
f)
, corrected for whole
body, cumulative
exposure.
 Dirty Electricity
Dirty electricity or electric pollution is
another danger that can lead to cancer,
heart disease, diabetes and suicide. Dr.
Sam Milham, author of 'Dirty
Electricity', is a physician and
epidemiologist who has studied this issue
extensively. You can read his recent
papers about the health effects of dirty
electricity at his website
Sam Milham.com.
 SAFETY
Safety Hazards
There are many reports of electrical
fire hazards associated with smart
meter installation and at least a
couple of class action lawsuits have
been filed by consumers.
-Smart Meter Fires and Explosions
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?page_i..
.
The FCC was assigned FCC
by the Environmental
Protection Act of 1969
to protect our health
from microwave
radiation from
wireless
transmitters like cell
towers, WiFi and
Smart Grid units.

US safety standards for

wireless exposures are
The
now FCCthe
among does not have the expertise to
weakest
evaluate in the world. the standard (RF
whether
safety limits) is appropriate.
(Julius Knapp, Director of FCC Office of Engineering and Technology in response
to Congressman Kucinichs question whether the FCCs RF safety standards are
The Canadian Green Party has
reversed its position on smart
meters due to health concerns.
http://greenparty.ca/blogs/7/2011-07-28/twitter-fire-storm-and-why-i-said-what-i-said-abou
t-wi-fi
 HEALTH

There are many advocacy groups formed that

center on the health implications of the
smart meters/smart grid. Here are just a few;
Smart Meter Safety
http://smartmetersafety.com/

The EMF Safety Network

http://emfsafetynetwork.org/

Citizens for Safe Technology

http://citizensforsafetechnology.com/...
Privacy
The More You The more people know about
smart meters, the more likely
Know they are to worry about the
impact those meters will have
on their privacy, according to
a newstudy by the
Ponemon Institute, a research
organization based in Traverse
City, Mich.
 Dark side of a bright
Utility companies, by idea
gathering hundreds of billions
of data points about us, could reconstruct much of
our daily lives -- when we wake up, when we go
home, when we go on vacation, perhaps even when
we draw a hot bath.
They might sell this information to marketing
companies -- perhaps a travel agency will send
brochures right when the family vacation is about to
arrive.
Law enforcement officials might use this information
against us ("Where were you last night? Home watching
TV? That's not what the power company says ").
Divorce lawyers could subpoena the data ("You say you're
a good parent, but your children are forced to sleep in 61-
degree rooms. For shame ...").
A credit bureau or insurance company could penalize you
because your energy use patterns are similar to those of
other troublesome consumers. Or criminals could spy the
http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2009/10/09/6345711-what-will-t
data, then plan home burglaries with fine-tuned accuracy.
alking-power-meters-say-about-you
 Possible Consequences on
Privacy
Identity Theft
Determine Personal Behavior Patterns
Determine Specific Appliances Used
Perform Real-Time Surveillance
Reveal Activities Through Residual Data
Targeted Home Invasions (latch key children, elderly, etc.)
Provide Accidental Invasions
Activity Censorship
Decisions and Actions Based Upon Inaccurate Data
Profiling
Unwanted Publicity and Embarrassment
Tracking Behavior Of Renters/Leasers
Behavior Tracking (possible combination with Personal
Behavior Patterns)
Public Aggregated Searches Revealing Individual Behavior
Read more from EPIC, the Electronic Privacy Information Center
http://epic.org/privacy/smartgrid/smartgrid.html
Aggregate Data vs Granular
Data
When the meter reader used to come to the
house and record your electrical usage, it was
aggregate data. There were really no privacy
issues and the electric company was
considered the owner of that information.

Now the utilities can detect occupancy, when

you home or away, when you are sleeping or
awake, and when and what appliances you are
running.

This is granular data that can be used to

track your whereabouts and habits.
 Smart Meter Data
Granular Smart Meter data: Energy usage over time from Data
Access and Privacy Issues Related to Smart Grid Technologies,
Megan J. Hertzler, Assistant General Counsel, Xcel Energy
 Valuable Data
Entities that may seek personal customer
information include:
energy companies seeking to improve
service or sell information for profit,
third-party marketers,
law enforcement agencies investigating
possible criminal acts,
insurance companies seeking to identify
unhealthy behaviors in order to adjust rates,
criminals attempting to perpetrate illegal
acts,
researchers looking to create new energy
related studies
 Marketing
and law
enforcement
From EFF
Marketing companies will also
desperately want to access this data
to get new intimate new insights
into your family's day-to-day
routinenot to mention the
government, which wants to mine
the data for law enforcement and
other purposes.
http://
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/03/new-smart-meters-energy-use-p
ut-privacy-risk
 The Fourth Amendment
The threats to privacy connected to smart
meters lie primarily within the concepts of a
right to be left alone
within ones home and the right to control
personal information.
The first right is embedded in the Fourth
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:

The right of the people to be secure in their

person, 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.
 Control over disclosure of
personal information
The second rightto exercise control over
the disclosure of personal information has
been discussed by a number of legal
scholars.22 The U.S. Supreme Court also
recognized this right in 1977 in Whalen v.
Roe.23
Smart meters can compromise both of these
rights.
Privacy Implications of Smart Meters By Cheryl
Dancey Balough, Balough Law Offices, Chicago, Illinois,
2011
 Who Owns the Data?
The NASUCA (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UTILITY
CONSUMER ADVOCATES) states that

. . .the consumers are the ultimate owners of their
energy consumption data. Andthe customer must
own her or his home energy usage data, have
consistent access to that data for personal review
in a usable format, be fully informed of what data is
flowing to and from the meter, to whom the data is
flowing, and with what frequency the data is
communicated.

Once data is transferred to third parties, the genie is out of
the bottle so to speak and once out, it cannot be put back.
This is why consumers must retain as much control over
sharing and use of smart meter as possible
 Who owns the data?
Utilities traditionally own meter data and can use it for a
variety of purposes within limits. But smart meter data is
qualitatively and quantitatively different than the data
collected by traditional meters which only collected the total
consumption by kilowatt hours of electricity on a monthly (or
even less frequent) basis.

It all boils down to control. Who ultimately gets to decide how

a customers data is used?

The Department of Energy states;

There also seems to be a broad consensus on perhaps the most critical

question in the context of Smart Grid technologies: who should control
the extent to which third parties should be able to access CEUD for
innovative purposes other than the provision of electrical power?

On this question, almost all proponents of both consumer-

ownership rights and consumer-access rights agree:
Consumers should decide whether and for what purposes any
third-party should be authorized to access or receive CEUD.
 Third Party Access- Opt In
Explicit opt-in authorization should
be required to release customer
data to another company or party.
Customers should be told how
their data will be collected and
what it will be used for.
With opt-in arrangements, the customer initiates the
contact with the service provider and approves
sharing the usage data with outside third parties
 Texas Statute
In Texas, lawmakers chose to specify ownership
of all meter data in favor of the consumer.

Texas Utilities Code 39.107(b)

All meter data, including all data generated, provided, or otherwise

made available, by advanced meters and meter information networks,
shall belong to a customer, including data used to calculate charges for
service, historical load data, and any other proprietary customer
information.

Texas also requires written authorization by the

customer before permitting a third party access
to their data.

 HB 1079

Oklahoma passed a bill last session that outlines how this

revealing data is shared

The purpose of this bill is to establish standards to govern

the access to and use of certain electric utility usage data
by electric utilities, customers of electric utilities, and third
parties.

This is not a customer data protection law. It is a

consumer data access law for the utility companies.

Read the bill

http://www.scribd.com/doc/62786738/Oklahoma-HB1079-The-E
lectric-Usage-Data-Protection-Act
 HB 1079
HB 1079 authorizes OG&E and other utility providers in the state the
right to share your meter usage data, without your consent, to
various third parties for purposes of;

development, enhancement, marketing, provision of energy-

related products and services or promotion of public policy
objectives.

That covers just about every purpose under the sun.

Data use for purposes that are directly related to billing and service is one
thing. The utilities and their contractors need data for billing, providing
services required by law, or to implement programs directly related to the
provision of those services. But marketing, development, and
promotion of public policy objectives may fall into the category of
secondary purposes and seems to throw the privacy barn door wide
open.

The Electric Usage Data Protection Act will go into effect on Nov 1,
2011.
Security
 SECURITY
-Smart meters have security holes
Flaws could allow hackers to tamper
with power grid, reseachers say
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/360556
6...
 SECURITY
CIA Director James Woolsey calls
Smart grid Stupid due to
National Security problems
caused by so-called smart
meters.
http://www.energynow.com/video/201
1/08/10/preview-mix-james-woolsey
Accuracy
 Accuracy
PG&E acknowledges SmartMeter problems
April 26 2010
"We have found eight meters out of the 5.5 million
meters that we installed where there is an issue with
the actual meter accuracy," said Burt.
However, under intense questioning from Sen. Dean
Florez, D-Kern County, PG&E confirmed there have
been other problems. For example, 9,000 of its
SmartMeters have not communicated energy usage
back to PG&E, more than 11,300 SmartMeters simply
failed to work and another 23,000 SmartMeters were
installed improperly.
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/7_on
_your_side&id=7406652
 Texas
April 24, 2010
Two major utilities in Texas have confirmed that
some customers received inaccurate and
sometimes inflated bills after turning to
SmartMeters to measure their energy usage.
Hundreds of consumers have blamed
SmartMeters for overcharges and sudden spikes
in their bills.
"It's a software glitch," says Floyd LeBlanc with
Centerpoint. "We found
n Texas, numerous the software
media outlets glitch and
trumpeted the
corrected
results ofit."
Oncors smart meter accuracy testing,
saying the meters were accurate. One Texan
decided to read the report and found the accuracy
wasnt so perfect after all. This website is one page
full of well-cited documentation of smart meter
inaccuracies.
 Blowback and Opposition
The growing opposition against
wireless smart meters is uniting
Republicans and Democrats, liberals
and conservatives, environmental
health advocates, green-advocates,
civil libertarians, independents and
Tea Party members.
http://sites.google.com/site/nocelltowerinourneighborhood/home/wirele
ss-smart-meter-concerns/smart-meters-unite-consumers-citizens-and-res
idents-from-opposite-backgrounds-and-political-affiliations
 USA Blowback
Excessive rate increases led to lawsuits in California
and Texas.
California Public Utilities Commission has received
more than 2,000 health complaints.
As of Sept 2010, 18 cities and 3 counties have
demanded a halt to the SmartMeter program, citing
peer-reviewed studies that suggest possible serious
health consequences.
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission rejected
SmartMeters
Maryland's Public Service Commission rejected
the SmartMeter Program because of "significant
financial and technological risks" and "savings that are
largely indirect, highly contingent and a long way off.
New Mexico Gas is honouring medical waivers

http://
emrabc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SM_Nov_23_PD
F.pdf
OPTING OUT
In some states, utility companies have been
persuaded to allow customers to opt out.

PG&E Submits Smart Meter Opt-Out, But Wants to

Charge for It http://
larkspurcortemadera.patch.com/articles/pge-submits-smart-meter-opt-out-but-wants-to-charge-for-it-2

Maine Utilities Must Offer Consumer a Smart Meter Opt

Out
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is requiring Central Maine
Power (CMP) to offer an opt-out program for customers who do
not want a standard smart meter installed. Power consumers in
CMPs service territory will have two opt-out options: they can
get a smart meter and have its transmitter turned off or they
can retain the existing analog meter
http://www.smartmeters.com/the-news/2232-maine-utilities-must-offer-consumer-a-smart-meter-opt-out.html
 Maine May 25, 2011
as a landmark case that represents
the first time any state had ordered an
electric utility to permit customers the
choice to opt out of a smart meter
program
They proved that because of
unresolved concerns relating to health,
privacy and cyber security resulting
from the installation of wireless
meters on their homes, customers
should have a choice concerning the
installation of those meters.
 Hawaii
Smart grid technology rollout stalls in Hawaii
Hawaii regulators scuttle plan for expanded
rollout of smart grid technology
HONOLULU (AP) -- "Hawaii regulators have rejected plans
for a broad expansion of smart grid electric technology
that would have been paid for by residents and
businesses. Hawaiian Electric Co., the state's primary
utility, had envisioned a $115 million smart grid project
reaching 451,000 locations on Oahu, Maui and the Big
Island. But the utility's proposal fell apart when the
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission on Monday denied a
request for expanded testing of the technology on Oahu.
The "smart grid" concept relies on installing new electric
meters that can wirelessly communicate with the utility,
allowing it to better distribute power and handle
additional renewable energy."
Smart meters not to be compulsory in Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands --- (METERING.COM) --- April 14, 2009 - Smart meters
will not be compulsory in the Netherlands, minister of economic affairs Maria
van der Hoeven has decided.
Van der Hoeven had intended to make smart meters compulsory, with a refusal
to install them punishable with a fine of up to 17,000 or six months in prison.
However, after vigorous campaigning by consumer organizations and privacy
watchdog groups on privacy concerns with smart meter data it became clear that a
majority of parliamentarians would vote against compulsory smart metering. As a
result van der Hoeven has backed down and moved to make the installation of smart
meters voluntary.
. A report commissioned by the association from the University of Tilburg last
November stated that the introduction of smart meters would constitute a
violation of the consumers right to privacy and the freedom to do as they
please within their homes, and consequently would be in breach of the
European Convention of Human Rights.

Moreover Consumentenbond maintains, it is not obvious that smart meters

would lead to energy saving by consumers.

http://www.metering.com/node/150
OKLAHOMA REPORTS
912 646 1984
 EDMOND
September 21, 2011
Smart Meter installment began with little warning in some areas of
Oklahoma. Since February of 2010 OG&E has already installed
350,000 smart meters. They plan on installing smart meters for
nearly 800,000 customers by the end of 2012.
Edmond residents are getting the jump on them and have
started a petition drive to allow customers to have a choice
in the matter.
From News 9 published Sept 19, 2011
EDMOND, Oklahoma A group of concerned citizens from Edmond
are asking Edmond Electric to avoid a Smart Meter System.
The Smart Meter System is the newest technology available for
electric companies. The system is designed to track a customers use
of electricity without sending a utility worker to review each meter.
Edmond Electric believes the system could help with overall cost and
energy efficiency. Not everyone supports the move.
Don Powers is an attorney in Edmond who believes the Smart Meter
System is not a smart idea.
Read more

If you are an Edmond Electric customer and would like

to have a say in the matter you can read and sign the
petition online here
Del City Oklahoma
WHAT TO DO?
 Opposition -What others
are doing
People across the country are taking action to stop
unwanted installation of smart meters on their
homes and businesses. Some have gotten a
moratorium on installation of the new
meters declared by their city.
Residents usually developed a petition,
gathered signatures and lobbied their city
council to get the issue considered.
If you are opposed to having a smart meter
installed you should contact your utility
provider and notify them that you are
requesting that it not be installed.
Follow up with a certified letter.
Some customers have applied DO NOT INSTALL
stickers or signs on their analog meters
and/or have taken steps to secure them by
locking them up.
 Smart Meter Refusal Letter to your
energy provider
http://www.scribd.com/doc/62782083
/Smart-Meter-Refusal-Letter
 Oklahoma Corporation
Commission
http://www.occ.state.ok.us/
 How to Stop Smart Meters

http://stopsmartmeters.org/how-you-
can-stop-smart-meters/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46785093
/How-to-stop-Smart-Meters
 Action
STOP SMART METERS
If a utility company installed a Smart Meter on your
property or residence, you can do something about it.