Smart Meters and Grids
It is the plan of power and energy authorities worldwide to replace current disk-style (analogue) hydro, gas and water meters with digital "Smart Meters." These are wireless devices that use radiofrequency waves to monitor use and transmit information about each household's consumption. They are being enthusiastically promoted by governments and industry as a "green initiative," supposedly enabling utility companies to efficiently monitor consumption during peak and "down" times, and encourage wise use of energy and resources. The vision is that these "Smart Meters" will operate within a wider ranging "Smart Grid."
The information-carrying radio waves, transmitting 24/7, will effectively blanket homes and neighbourhoods with radiation that could adversely affect not just humans but all living systems. In particular, these meters have the potential to affect not only electrohypersensitive persons, but children and pregnant women, persons with medical conditions such as heart arrhythmia, those with compromised immune systems, and others who rely on medical and/or metal implants or equipment. In addition to health concerns, Smart Meters bring with them questions about fire and security hazards.
The costs of installing the new digital wireless meters is substantial, their accuracy is debatable, and there is much controversy as to whether or not the readings serve to decrease power use, or simply to increase power costs to consumers. Government employees who now read the disk-style meters total approximately 400 men and women in the province of British Columbia alone. Digital Smart Meters will effectively eliminate these jobs.
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Non-Consent Letter format for Hydro Smart Meters - standard postal mail method
For use by people without email: Address provided. Pen, signature and stamp required.
BC Hydro,
Smart Meter Specialist Department
6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby BC, V3N 4X8
Attention B.C. Hydro, Corix Utilities and agents
and/or assignees thereof:
Re: Refusal of Smart Meter on my Residence / Workplace
Dated: __________________, 201__ B.C. Hydro Account # on bill________________
Please accept this as your official notice from this date forward of my absolute refusal to allow the installation of a wireless Smart Meter on my home or premises at
full address _______________________________________________________________________
Take notice that B.C. Hydro, Corix Utilities and /or agents and assignees thereof do not have my authorization, permission or consent to enter my property, business or premises for the purpose of replacing my current meter with a wireless Smart Meter.
Any attempt to install this device on my property or residence (above) will constitute trespass and a violation of rights afforded to me as a citizen of Canada.
I refuse your wireless Smart Meter on the grounds that it has the capability of being a surveillance system, used by you or other parties, which could violate my right to privacy. Also: my fundamental democratic right to protect my health from a possible carcinogen, specifically radiofrequency electromagnetic fields emitted by your wireless Smart Meter, supersedes any right you have to install a wireless Smart Meter on my property.
You still have authorization to attend at my property for the purpose of reading the non-wireless meter manually.
Name printed in full ________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
Signature ______________________________________
Cc Choose one or more of the following:
Liberal BC Leader Christy Clark Box 9041, Station Provincial Government., Victoria, BC
Minister of Energy Rich Coleman Room 128, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
BC Chief Medical Officer Perry Kendall 4th Floor, 1515 Blanshard Street, Victoria B.C. V8W 3C8
Minister of Health, Mike de Jong Room 337, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
NDP BC Leader Adrian Dix Room 201, Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
NDP Energy Critic John Horgan Room 201 Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
NDP Deputy Health Critic Sue Hammell Room 201 Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
Green Party Federal Leader Elizabeth May 9711 Fourth Street, Sidney, B.C., V8L 2Y8
Green Party Provincial Leader Jane Sterk PO BOX 8088, STN CENTRAL, Victoria, BC V8W 3R7
NDP Health Critic Mike Farnworth Room 201, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
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Can be sent by electronic mail to: smartmeters@bchydro.com and info.utilities@corix.com
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