What Are the Reasons for Smart Meters When Analog Meters Were Safe?By Catherine J. Frompovich Interestingly, a similar situation exists in Pennsylvania where SMs are mandated: An informant sent me their personal experience of how they were able to procure a photograph, which was emailed to me too, of the analog meter that PA State Representative Robert W Godshall has on his office in Hatfield, Pennsylvania! The ironic part about the Godshall meter is this: Godshall is the Chairman of the PA House Consumer Affairs Committee where SM Opt-out bills are sent, and he refuses to call those bills for a vote. Hes allowed similar Opt-out bills in previous legislative sessions to die because he says he will never call Opt-out bills for a vote. So, why does Godshall not have an SM meter on his office? Additionally, is Representative Godshall the proverbial liar because of the following statement he made in writing in a letter he sent to me via the US Mail dated March 20, 2015? In the second paragraph states: Representative Godshall, maybe you had better check your nose to see if its growing longer, since the meter on your office building, according to this photograph of the outside wall of your office taken in late June of 2015, is an RF/EMF-free ANALOG meter not an AMI Smart Meter! Perhaps, Godshall knows about the Electric Power Research Institutes (EPRI) report about analog meter safety. The utility industry report issued by the EPRI Accuracy of Digital Electricity Meters, published in 2010, calls the analog meter an amazing piece of engineering work. So, why did utilities opt for fire and hazard-prone AMI Smart Meters (SMs)? That report states, Refined over a hundred years, the design of a standard residential electricity meter became an impressive combination of economy, accuracy, durability, and simplicity. Most dont likely recall their electricity meter ever failing. Such is the reliable legacy of the electromechanical meter. Whereas, SMs have caught on fire more times in many more places in the USA, as verified by fire department reports, even causing several deaths! Regarding analog meter safety, the report states, Although simple and mechanical, the result was like a vault, locking-in and protecting the reading of cumulative consumption and immune to sudden shift or loss of data. Furthermore, the analog meter was safe and accurate! The Report indicates that electromechanical meters are generally immune to standard surge events. Comparing that established analog meter record with SMs, SMs are prone to hot sockets, explosions and fires, but still the AMI digital SMs are being mandated for all residences and buildings in Pennsylvania! What the analog cant do is what the SM is designed to do: Perform surveillance on electricity use; smart appliances that are tied in to the Smart Grid; and basically spy on whats going on within an AMI SM-metered property. Additionally, according to the Report, Furthermore, surge events can cause digital meter (SM) failure with possible damage occurring to appliances within the home. Since AMI SMs are smart technology gadgets that use computer programs, the Report states, There is the possibility of imperfections in the embedded software or sensitivities in the electronic circuitry. Hypothetically, such imperfections or sensitivities could result in glitches that could affect the meter reading. No wonder customers keep complaining their utility bills have skyrocketed by as much as 3 or more times their previous established historical electric consumption usage. Theres another problem with SMs, according to the Report: Probably thats the reason why utility companies explain that nothing is wrong with customers high bills, even when they check out the SMs, and they do nothing to correct the SMs erroneous ways of over-reporting to the delight of utility companies bottom lines. The reason utilities give for installing SMs is that they will save money by not having meter readers go out to read analogs every month. Well, there were hybrid meters [AMR meters] that, for years, had been reading and sending back utility usage for billing purposes. Customers received monthly bills in the U.S. mail and paid them. The person who prepared this Press Release has had one. So, that meter-reader-person reason is a deliberately fabricated myth. Its all about surveillance, establishing the Smart Grid, and procuring the federal grant money utilities get to install SMs, since the federal government apparently is in lock-step with the UNs Agenda 21, of which SMs are an important tool. SMs track and report back every so many minutes, the status of electrical use in the residence which is sent via microwaves that can be hacked into to access that information. Heres a chart showing how that works. SMs are nothing more than a hackers dream that enables identify theft and will facilitate burglaries. Besides, isnt it a double standard when judges and legislators exclude themselves from the very statutes they require ordinary citizens to obey? By law, its illegal to place people into a Catch22 situation. Remember that when your utility company starts harassing you, as they really do, about not permitting an RF/EMF-emitting AMI SM to be retrofitted on to your house. Resource: PASMA Press Release July 14, 2015 Catherine J Frompovich (website) is a retired natural nutritionist who earned advanced degrees in Nutrition and Holistic Health Sciences, Certification in Orthomolecular Theory and Practice plus Paralegal Studies.Her work has been published in national and airline magazines since the early 1980s. Catherine authored numerous books on health issues along with co-authoring papers and monographs with physicians, nurses, and holistic healthcare professionals. She has been a consumer healthcare researcher 35 years and counting. Catherines latest book,published October 4, 2013, is Vaccination Voodoo, What YOU Dont Know About Vaccines, available on Amazon.com. Her 2012 book A Cancer Answer, Holistic BREAST Cancer Management, A Guide to Effective Non-Toxic Treatments, is available on Amazon.com and as a Kindle eBook. Two of Catherines more recent books on Amazon.com are Our Chemical Lives And The Hijacking Of Our DNA, A Probe Into Whats Probably Making Us Sick (2009) and Lord, How Can I Make It Through Grieving My Loss, An Inspirational Guide Through the Grieving Process(2008) My local electric company installed a smart meter on my house, and the first thing I noticed was an immediate increase in my electric bill. It went up $10 even though I didnt use a single kwhr more electricity.. The utilites are able to get YOU to pay for everything.. Their investors love that. So what did you do about the smart meter and the increase in your electric bill, even though you didnt use a single kwhr more electricity? Have you had problems with the meter since it was installed? In my state the utilities run the PUCO, and we consumers get to pay for everything. The additional cost in my bill is to pay for the new meter (or so it said in a mailing I received) I am coerced into buying an insurance contract in order to defray the cost associated with repairing their equipment, they installed on my home. I dont buy it, but they still hound me bi-weekly to do so. I have made inquiries as to exactly how much Im going to be billed for their meter.. Still waiting on that one. No other problems with the meter.. Youre lucky so far on that one, buddy, despite the fact that youre being scammed by whatever utility runs the PUCO. Smart Meters are notorious for catching fire; thats the reason theyre so dangerous. Utilities, by law, must inform their customers (you included) the exact amount theyll be billed for their meters .. And the fact that youre still awaiting a response from the utility in your area is evidence that corruption is rampant .. And the fact that your state govt is in cahoots with this utility also proves corruption on the govts part. Got rid of my electric water heater and installed point of use tankless water heaters. Electric bill went down $20/mo. But seriously folks, except for the fire hazard (And Ive seen 3 SM caused fires), rejoice when the evil SM is installed. Simply wrap copper mesh (think Chore Boy, for all you crackheads) around the thing and no signals can be sent. No signals = no bill. They can manually send bills, the meter still registers the usage. Then they would have to come out and read the meter, eliminating any advantages of the SM. Yes. Just saying your no signal no bill comment is false. The first visit they will nicely tell you you cant put your chore boy on their meter. Most electric companies have rules and I looked them up when I was fighting FPLs opt out fees, they actually have in them that you cant interfere with RF signals. SMs are also part of the push for full spectrum dominance over us, as personified by/in the Jade Helm 15 exercise now, as of this very day, in its trial run; its purpose being to Master the Human Domain. Meaning: We are to be at the mercy of a quantum computer, that has all of our data installed in it. And can terminate us in a nano-sec: cut off our power, cut off our access to our bank account, cut off our ability to start our car engine; you name it. Its all in there. Welcome to the New World Order. Unless we wake up, and throw off these our erstwhile Masters, of the Human Domain. Here in Colorado we still have the older analog meters. I live in southern Illinois (Provider is Ameren). They sent out mailers notifying that smart meters were to be installed in the coming months. There was a provision in the mailer allowing for refusal of the SM and the ability to retain the analogue meter. When a guy showed up to do the install, he knocked on my front door to inform me of the fact. I refused on the spot and politely told him I wished to keep my meter currently in place. He said No Problem and that was that. My next bill came in with a monthly recurring fee of $20.00 for NOT having the smart meter. Reason? A person had to still come out and read my meter. I work out of my home, and my meter is visible from the window I sit in front of every day, all day. Not ONCE in nine years have I seen a meter reader check my meter. That said, the additional $20 is money well spent, in my opinion. The potential for a fire is bad, but the reason I refused it is due to the damaging EMF saturation throughout my whole house if it were installed. There is so much EMF in our modern world that it is just plain stupid to be against SMs, and there is absolutely no proof of any effects from the EMF levels from smart meters. You people would be doing humanity a better service by fighting GMOs now that is a real problem, with real tangible issues. So, the world is full of poison and more is just fine, total face palm. Did you bother to read completely my post? Go back and read the whole thing, then get back to me, unless youre a shill for Monsanto. Actually, Im a shill for them and the Russians, plus I get paid to rile up prannets like you, berk. Go learn how to spell; and learn correct grammar. 