Massachusetts largest electric utility NSTAR has submitted, along with scathing comments to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), a statement that denounces the validity of Smart Meters. Here are the highlights:
- “there is no cost justification that can support the implementation of ‘smart’ meters”
- “Smart Meters do not reduce the number of outages”
- “Smart metering systems are not necessary to integrate distributed resources” (wind & solar)”
- “Smart meters introduce a brand new portal into (our) information systems, significantly increasing the cyber-security risk.”
- “mandated implementation of (smart meters) is not a prerogative within the [DPU]‘s discretion”
- “Many customers have a deep aversion to technology that links them to the ‘grid’ in a way that they perceive as an invasion of their privacy and/ or detrimental to their health”
For the full story, visit:
http://marylandsmartmeterawareness.org/general-info/northeast-utilities-no-rational-basis-for-smart-...
Perhaps the most effective way to send the message that you don't buy into this suspicious technology is to write to your utility company and opt-out. Here's how:
http://marylandsmartmeterawareness.org/opt-out-news/option-to-defer-smart-meters/
