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skysidhe · 12-11-2009, 10:55 AM

thanks glatt

Fortunately it isn't the $30 dollars that is bothering me. It is the notation that my kilowatt hours jumped from 74 to 734. I have not even plugged in Christmas lights yet. It isn't darker this month than last. I just hope they do not install the smart meters for the nat. gas.

http://www.deanflorez.com/page.asp/c...548/csasp.html
CPUC votes to require Smart Meter testing
Florez called for independent review of PG&E devices amid widespread billing anomalies
SACRAMENTO – The California Public Utilities Commission today declared “extraordinary circumstances” to allow them to quickly move forward with hiring an independent consultant to test PG&E’s “Smart” Meters, amid widespread reports of billing anomalies with the new digital meters, including bill spikes of double and triple normal utility payments – even in vacant homes.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez (D-Shafter) has held hearings in Bakersfield and Fresno on residents’ concerns that Smart Meters are not accurately reading their energy usage. Many of those residents reported spikes in usage while they were at work or on vacation.

http://people.bakersfield.com/home/B...dsbarred/52097 PG&E smartmeters WILL be tested
Just got this from Sen. Dean Florez' office.
YAY! (though why it took intervention from a senator to get the CPUC to get off its duff and actually treat consumer's complaints seriously is another story!)
Still, good news!
And I'm also reading that customers in the Bay Area who are just now getting the smart meters are having the same complaints we did down here in Bakoland.
One man emailed me from Fairfield about how his bill is normally $160 in the fall. After getting a smart meter it was $500 for last month. Not exactly a heat wave going on in Fairfield (which is on the delta) and certainly not at this time of year.
What's PG&E's excuse for THAT!?
Anyhow, here's Sen. Florez' release:
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1680838.html
More than 100 people packed a hearing at the Hugh M. Burns State Building in downtown Fresno tonight to vent their frustation with PG&E's newest metering technology, which customers say has led to unwarranted spikes in utility bills.
Dozens more stood outside the meeting room. Several people held signs that read, "PG&E are a bunch of theives" and"PUC ripoffs.

12-11-2009, 10:55 AM	#3
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	thanks glatt Fortunately it isn't the $30 dollars that is bothering me. It is the notation that my kilowatt hours jumped from 74 to 734. I have not even plugged in Christmas lights yet. It isn't darker this month than last. I just hope they do not install the smart meters for the nat. gas. http://www.deanflorez.com/page.asp/c...548/csasp.html CPUC votes to require Smart Meter testing Florez called for independent review of PG&E devices amid widespread billing anomalies SACRAMENTO – The California Public Utilities Commission today declared “extraordinary circumstances” to allow them to quickly move forward with hiring an independent consultant to test PG&E’s “Smart” Meters, amid widespread reports of billing anomalies with the new digital meters, including bill spikes of double and triple normal utility payments – even in vacant homes. Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez (D-Shafter) has held hearings in Bakersfield and Fresno on residents’ concerns that Smart Meters are not accurately reading their energy usage. Many of those residents reported spikes in usage while they were at work or on vacation. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/B...dsbarred/52097 PG&E smartmeters WILL be tested Just got this from Sen. Dean Florez' office. YAY! (though why it took intervention from a senator to get the CPUC to get off its duff and actually treat consumer's complaints seriously is another story!) Still, good news! And I'm also reading that customers in the Bay Area who are just now getting the smart meters are having the same complaints we did down here in Bakoland. One man emailed me from Fairfield about how his bill is normally $160 in the fall. After getting a smart meter it was $500 for last month. Not exactly a heat wave going on in Fairfield (which is on the delta) and certainly not at this time of year. What's PG&E's excuse for THAT!? Anyhow, here's Sen. Florez' release: http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1680838.html More than 100 people packed a hearing at the Hugh M. Burns State Building in downtown Fresno tonight to vent their frustation with PG&E's newest metering technology, which customers say has led to unwarranted spikes in utility bills. Dozens more stood outside the meeting room. Several people held signs that read, "PG&E are a bunch of theives" and"PUC ripoffs. Last edited by skysidhe; 12-11-2009 at 11:11 AM.