{"id":2179,"date":"2011-09-28T11:53:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T18:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1hope.org\/hopeblog\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2012-08-20T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T00:48:41","slug":"smartmeter-delay-now-official-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1hope.org\/hopeblog\/smartmeter-delay-now-official-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartmeter Delay – Now has Official Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Calif. Public Utilities Commission President issued a new ruling on Sept. 21 formalizing “Smart”meter delay lists. Now, by September 26, 2011, PG&E’s “Smart”meter installation delay procedures must —<\/p>\n

1. Provide information on its website that if a customer currently has an analog meter, the customer may request a delay in the installation of a smart meter. The information shall include instructions for how the customer may make such a request.<\/p>\n

2. Provide the customer sufficient advance notice BEFORE a smart meter is installed so that the customer may request that installation be delayed.<\/p>\n

3. Place any customer immediately<\/u> on a \u201cdelay list\u201d when they currently have an analog meter and request a smart meter installation delay.<\/p>\n

4. Once a customer has been placed on the delay list, a smart meter shall not be installed at the customer’s location<\/u> unless:<\/p>\n

a. The customer contacts PG&E requesting that they be removed from the delay list; or<\/p>\n

b. PG&E sends a letter to the Commission’s Executive Director for authority to install a “Smart”meter at the customer’s location. A copy of that letter shall also be sent to the affected customer.<\/p>\n

PG&E must receive written authorization from the Executive Director before installing a smart meter at any customer account on PG&E’s delay list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The problems with this include that this is NOT necessarily a legally binding decision because only one Commissioner decided this. Also there is no requirement that PG&E have a “Delay Program.” So if PG$E junks its entire “Delay Program” these rules are worthless.<\/p>\n

(Remember this is exact same PG$E who just killed 14 people in their San Bruno pipeline explosion – with the complete support of the Calif. Public Utilities Commission.)<\/a><\/p>\n

References:
\nBubank Action – “CPUC President Michael Peevey issues ruling on Smart Meter delay programs”<\/a><\/p>\n

To read the entire ruling, click here:
\nhttp:\/\/docs.cpuc.ca.gov\/efile\/RULINGS\/143742.htm<\/a>, or
\nhere: http:\/\/docs.cpuc.ca.gov\/efile\/RULINGS\/143742.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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