actions opposing smart meters across the united states

7/31/2019 Actions Opposing Smart Meters Across the United States

1/4

ACTIONSOPPOSINGSMARTMETERSACROSSUS(ASOF08/27/12)

STATE ACTIVITY

AZ Installationsbeganin2009 09/08/11AZCorporationCommission(ACC)heldopenmeeting 09/16/11SmartMeterMedicalOptOutProposalfiledbySaferUtilitiesNetwork 03/23/12ACCheldanopenmeetingworkshoponmeterguidelines

Docket

No.

E

00000C

11

0328

will

remain

open

until

votes

are

taken.

Meanwhile, citizens are urged to continue submitting theirviews and information on thesubjecttotheACCtothatopendocket.

CA Installationofsmartmetersbegan2007 57localgovernmentsopposingdeployments(11ofwhichhavepassedordinancesmakingthe

installationsillegal).

02/01/12CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission(CPUC)agreedtoallowPGEcustomers tokeep their current analogmeter or reinstall an analogmeter if a smartmeter had beeninstalled.1

04/19/12CPUCunanimouslyapprovedoptoutproposalsandallowsSDEcustomerstohavethesmartmetersremoved2.

06/01/12TheCityofOjaibecamethe firstgovernment inSouthernCaliforniatoadoptanordinance

officially

banning

smart

meters

within

its

jurisdiction.

Principal of CPUC: Ms. Dorman agreed that there is no law mandating smart meterinstallation and thattherightto installasmartmeterwas justanassumptionbythePUCandtheutilities,andnotbasedinlaw.

CT Installationofsmartmetersbegan2009 08/30/11 CTsDept. of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) asked the Public

UtilitiesRegulatoryAgency(PURA)tosuspendactions insmartmetercasesuntil itcoulddevelopapolicyonsmartmetersasrequiredbyCTPublicAct1180.

DC 8/10/12CouncilmemberYvetteM.AlexanderWard7requestsPSCtoinvestigatesmartmetersastohealth,safetyandprivacy

FL InstallationofsmartmetersbeganinBrowardCo.20072008(pilotprogram)andofficiallyin2009

04/03/12IndianRiverCoaskedPSCforoptout3 05/01/12BrevardCoCommissionerswilldelay installingasmartmeter ifa residenthasa

concern. PSCtoholdpublichearings.4

08/07/12PSCspublichearingstobeheld(DocketNo.120015EI)5GA Installationofsmartmetersbeganin2007

SB 459 to allow customers to elect not to have a smartmeter installed on their propertypassedStateSenatebutstalledintheStateHouse.6

1http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/word_pdf/AGENDA_DECISION/158309.pdfandhttp://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Metering/CPUC-agrees-to-PG-E-smart-meter-opt-out-plan-angry-meter-opponents-don-t-4430.html2 http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2012/04/19/cpuc-approves-sce-smart-meter-opt-out-option/153472/3 http://www.veronews.com/news/indian_river_county/government/commission-supports-smart-meter-opt-out-provision-for-fpl-customers/article_02d292a4-7dca-11e1-9a99-001a4bcf6878.html4 http://brevardcountyfl.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=11445 http://www.psc.state.fl.us/home/news/index.aspx?id=9166 http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/sum/sb459.htm


2/4

STATE ACTIVITY

HI Installationofsmartmetersbeganin2012 03/12optoutapproved 04/25/12FederalCourtheldpreliminaryinjunctionmootasutilitymadeoralagreementto

refrainfrominstallingasmartmeteronplaintiffshome7

IA 11/11

MidAmerican

Energy

told

Iowa

regulators

it

was

holding

off

on

deploying

smart

meters

while assessing how other power companies address complaints. Installations delayed byAlliantEnergyinIowaandMinnesota.15

IN 2009beganinstallationsof10kmetersinSouthBendKY 2007PSCauthorizedpilotLA Installationofsmartmetersbeganin2012

02/28/12CityParishcitycouncilvotedtoallowLafayetteUtilitiesSys.customerstooptout8MD Installationofsmartmetersbeganin2011

03/12HB878allowingoptoutkilledbyHouseEnergyMattersCommittee 05/24/12 PSC entered an order allowing customers to defer installation pending its final

orderonoptoutprogram9

08/28/12hearingheldforutilitiestodiscussdevices,malfunctions,overheating,fires,etc.ME Installationofsmartmetersbeganin2010

05/11MainePublicUtilitiesCommission requiredoptoutprogram. Case isnow inhighcourttoopposeOptOutfees10

07/12/12MESupremeJudicialCourtruledthatthePUC failedtoresolvehealthandsafetyissuesrelatedtoCentralMainePowerCo.sinstallationofsmartmetersandshoulddoso.

MI Installationofsmartmetersbegan2008 MichigansAGissuedareporttothePSCthattheremustbeasufficientdemonstration that

implementationwill

actually

produce

abenefit

to

customers

and

customers

must

be

afforded

ameaningfulandfairopportunitytooptoutwithoutbeingpenalizedbyfees.11 01/12/12PSCopenedreviewofsmartmeters12 02/28/12 HouseBill5439andHB5411putbasicconsumerprotectionsintoplace,requirean

optout,andgivemunicipalmoratoriumstheforceoflaw. ThebillsarecurrentlyawaitingahearingintheHouseEnergyandTechnologyCommittee.

04/10/12MichiganCourtofAppealsrebukedtheMichiganPublicServiceCommission(MPSC)forthedecisionmadein2010. ButinthiscasetheCourtfoundthattheAttorneyGeneralandABATEhadestablishedthatPSCsdecisiontoapprovethe$37millionrateincreasetofundtheprogramwasunreasonablebecauseitwasnotsupportedbycompetent,materialandsubstantialevidenceonthewholerecord.

06/21/12unanimousconsentvote,25memberOaklandCounty,Michigan,BoardofCommissioners

approved

aresolution

that

supports

the

right

of

every

utility

customer

tobeabletooptoutofasmartelectricmeterwithoutcostorpenalty. TheresolutionalsocontainslanguagecallingforittobeforwardedtotheGovernor,theAttorneyGeneral,theMichiganPublicServiceCommission(MPSC),andthemembersofthelegislaturewhorepresentOaklandCounty.13

7 Asquith v. Kauai Island Utility Coop., 12-cv-00134-HG-RLP (D. Hawaii, 2012)8 http://www.katc.com/news/council-opts-out-on-sales-tax-opts-in-on-opt-out-/9 http://marylandsmartmeterawareness.org/opt-out-news/option-to-defer-smart-meters/10 http://south.wcsh6.com/news/news/puc-decision-puts-smart-meter-choice-consumers-hands/6525311 http://efile.mpsc.state.mi.us/efile/docs/17000/0408.pdf12 http://efile.mpsc.state.mi.us/efile/docs/17000/0001.pdf13 http://michiganstopsmartmeters.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/runestad-resolution.pdf


3/4

06/29/12MichiganPSCStaffReportstillinconclusiveonneedforsmartmeters14STATE ACTIVITY

MN Installationofsmartmetersbegan2009 11/11MidAmericanEnergytoldIowaregulatorsitwasholdingoffondeployingsmartmeters

while assessing how other power companies address complaints. Installations delayed byAlliantEnergyinIowaandMinnesota.15

NM Installationofsmartmeters(byDTE)began2008

07/2012DTEEnergyagreeswithstateagencyreportthatsmartmetersshouldbeoptionalNV Installationofsmartmetersbegan2010

02/12PublicUtilitiesCommissionofNevadaapprovedanoptoutprogram16.OH 2010DOEfundedproject

4/2012 AEPandGEtestedmetersandfoundthermaloverload+hightemps.OK Installationsofsmartmetersbegan2010(authorizedbyOKCorporationCommission)17

9/2011 AfeasibilitystudyisexpectedtobecompleteinlateOctober.Atthattime,EdmondElectricwillpresentthefindingtotheEdmondCityCouncilandlistentoconcernsfromresidents.

OR Installationofsmartmetersbeganin2009 08/10/11PortlandGeneralElectricCo.offerssmartmeteroptoutoption18 05/17/12CityofAshlandnofeeoptout19

PA Installationofsmartmetersbegan2012 05/12PAsGeneralAssemblyproposesplanallowingconsumerstooptout 08/12PECOhaltsinstallationsasaresultoffires(SensusIconA)

TX Installationofsmartmetersbegan2010 02/16/12PUCopenedacasetoevaluatethefeasibilityofinstitutinganoptoutprogram20 03/15/12StateRepDennisBonnen,whoauthoredHB2129,sentlettertoPUCclarifyingthe

intentwasnottoforcesmartmetersonanycustomer.21

VA 07/10/12AttorneyGeneralKenCuccinellistatedthathewillnotpermitforcibleinstallationofsmartmeters. Statedthatutilitiesaremonopoliesandcannotforceanythingontopeopleifthereisaviablealternative,inthiscaseanalogmeters.

14 http://efile.mpsc.state.mi.us/efile/docs/17000/0455.pdf15 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/utilities-try-to-tame-the-backlash-against-smart-meters16 http://www.lvrj.com/business/nevada-puc-approves-smart-meter-opt-out-plan-140941433.html17 http://www.occeweb.com/news/2010/07-01-10SMART1.pdf18 http://www.portlandgeneral.com/our_company/corporate_info/regulatory_documents/pdfs/tariff_updates/Update_08_10_11.pdf19 http://www.ashland.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1460420 http://interchange.puc.state.tx.us/WebApp/Interchange/Documents/40190_1_718594.PDF21 http://interchange.puc.state.tx.us/WebApp/Interchange/Documents/40190_12_720818.PDF


4/4