Its only a GLITCH (wink wink nod nod) that your refused Smart Meter got installed. So sorry, says utility company. Yes, been hearing that for the past 3 years as people protest, beg their city to stop the deployment and the meters get changed out anyway. Dont be fooled, San Antonio. Its smoke and mirrors as governmental entities plot the installation of a toxic, surveillance, hackable Smart Grid. ---------- CPS Energy is already working to install “smart meters” in thousands of homes across the San Antonio area, but there was one big problem Friday when they started getting installed in Alamo Heights. CPS Energy installed smart meters outside about 20 homes in Alamo Heights, but the city has a written agreement to delay the installation because residents are concerned over reports linking smart meters to health problems, house fires, and other issues. Weve kind of all been working together to keep vigilant to make sure it (the installation) didn’t happen, we hoped it wouldnt, but unfortunately it did,” said Debra Nason, vice-president of the Alamo Heights Neighborhood association. Neighbors said they werent notified of the installation, so when one homeowner noticed workers outside her house, she called CPS Energy. A CPS Energy representative told the workers to reinstall the old analog meters on the homes. “Once our contractors were made aware of this by a resident they were able to rectify this and reinstall their meters in about 2 hours,” said CPS Energy Spokesperson John Moreno. Moreno said the mistake was a glitch in the system. “Alamo Heights remains on a list on installs because we are going to get to Alamo Heights in the spring,” he said. “So because that list is there, that was inadvertently placed on the deployment list, or install list, to go out to deployment today. Nason believes if it wasnt for one resident being home, no one would have known about the installation. “People have these things done and they dont even know whats being done to their home,” said Nason. Moreno says residents in Alamo Heights werent notified because of the glitch, but in the future everyone will get a 30-day notice and a 7-day reminder phone call. He says it wont happen again, but Nason isnt convinced. “If it happened once, it can happen again,” she said. Residents were thankful CPS Energy corrected the mistake, but say their concerns about smart meters are real. Smart meters do emit low energy radiation, but CPS Energy says they are safe and points to information provided by the American Cancer Society that says the radiation isnt harmful, although opponents argue enough research hasnt been done. Just a reminder, homeowners can opt out of the smart meter policy. foxsanantonio/…/smart-meters-accidentally-in…
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:44:35 +0000
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