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We had a smart meter fitted a couple of weeks ago and I am now a bit obsessed with watching how much we're spending. Energy prices in the UK are at an all time high and set to rise even higher, but as we don't have the heating on much as it is there doesn't seem to be any more ways we can cut down, other than switching off altogether and sitting here freezing.
ANSH 121 (11) modern times
#5320 - 2022 Day 206: For a long time I had resisted fitting a Smart meter; no longer. Regular checking this device and tuning into what is consuming energy is allowing us to think in entirely new ways about it. Examples: an egg is still hard boiled if we boil the water first in the kettle, then simmer for one minute and stand for seven; the oven loses less than 10% of its heat if turned off fifteen minutes before the end of cooking time ... there are loads more.
No more meter readers. This new smart meter will send information to the electricity provider via a radio signal. I can log on to the company's website and see my hourly usage and where I can cut back during different hours of the day. Businesses will be able to see their usage every 15 minutes.
The water meter reader is a monthly drive by reading. In the next county over there are sprinkler systems that are controlled by a satellite that reads the moisture content of the soil and depending on the type of plantings the owner has entered for each section of the landscaping, grass, cactus, native plants etc,the satellite turns the systems on and off for that section. Cool, I should have put this on my lonely blog.
LG&E East Operations Center
10300 Ballardsville Rd, Louisville, KY 40241
LG&E, KU and parties to utilities' rate review reach agreement
Recommendation allows for investments in safe, reliable service
Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Kentucky Utilities Company and most parties to the utilities' rate review have reached an agreement filed with the Kentucky Public Service Commission today.
The agreement, which is subject to approval by the KPSC, gives LG&E and KU the ability to invest in intelligent control equipment that will enhance reliability and enable faster restoration of service. It also will give LG&E the ability to improve natural gas safety and reliability by replacing aging natural gas service steel lines — that run from the street to customers’ homes — with new plastic lines.
Additionally, the utilities have committed $1.45 million of shareholder dollars annually for the next four years to low-income advocacy groups that will be used to support the utilities’ most vulnerable customers.
The utilities also have agreed to withdraw their current plans for full deployment of advanced meters (AMS) that help customers better manage their energy use and allow the utilities the ability to know when customers’ service is out. LG&E and KU will continue their voluntary advanced meter program and form an AMS collaborative of interested parties from the existing rate review to address issues raised by the parties with respect to LG&E and KU’s proposal.
If approved by the KPSC, KU would receive a revenue increase of $54.9 million. LG&E would see an electric revenue increase of $59.4 million, and the natural gas business would see an increase of $7.5 million.
A KU residential customer using an average of 1,179 kilowatt hours per month would see an increase of $4.21 per month. An LG&E residential electric customer using an average of 957 kWh per month would see a total monthly increase of $6.77. A residential LG&E natural gas customer using an average of 55 Ccf per month would see a total monthly increase of $1.47.
According to the agreement, the monthly electric basic service charge for LG&E and KU, included in the increase above, would be $11.50 beginning July 1, 2017, and $12.25 beginning July 1, 2018, respectively. LG&E’s monthly natural gas basic service charge would be $16.35 beginning July 1, 2017, and remain the same until a future rate review.
"There were a large number of parties with different interests involved in this case and we are pleased to have reached a settlement that benefits our customers and their constituent groups," said Kent Blake, LG&E and KU chief financial officer. "The agreement gives us the ability to enhance our reliability and continue providing safe and reliable service to our customers while meeting the needs of the parties to this case."
The public hearing on the rate review is scheduled to begin May 9 at the KPSC offices in Frankfort.
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But this is what this one says - who is correct here? wfpl.org/lge-to-lower-utility-rates-starting-april/
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We recently delivered a car load of bread to this facility. Apparently the LG&E shareholders need it more than Kentucky's "most vulnerable" customers.
The 210 is much slimmer compared to the 200 range and has an anti-reversal function built in. If it is reversed, an internal valve will close at the following midnight and the display will say 'Call Help' (T2 tamper fault). It is a current pre-payment meter.
The 210 is also the basis for the latest Smart Meter from British Gas which will be starting a 10 year roll-out from 2010. The card slot module is replaced by a radio link module to communicate with the electric meter and home display unit. The same meter can be used for Credit or pre-pay use without change. As a pre-pay, the customer won't have to insert a card, the meter will update as soon as the shop accepts payment, the customer only has to press the red button to re-establish gas flow if all credit has expired.
My sister who is currently studying at Berkeley took us for a tour around the campus, showed us some great frozen yoghurt and her student Co-Op Casa Zimbabwe.
The meter's against her garage wall... the emissions will be tiny by the time they reach any part of the house that's actually lived in.
Little does she know that I have a wi-fi router and a microwave against the wall of my house that's nearest to her - horror!
I wonder if she makes her kids all leave their cellphones outside when they come to visit?
Given that the metal mounting plate on the back of the meter shields the house from the radiation, and my meter faces her house... she's actually in more danger from my meter than she would be from her own. Maybe I should be glad that SHE'S not getting this dangerous radiation emitting device.
How-to-vote card for the minor party 'People Power' running on a campaign opposing forced installation of smart meters (largely done) for the 2014 Victorian Election.
Smart Metering in Finland Compared to Georgia Power
Pictures by for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, .
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I took this shot of a Smart Meter at the SAP stand at the SAP for Utilities event in San Antonio Tx - Oct 08. This is a new kind of electrical meter which will enable two-way communication with the utility in real-time.
Liberty EU6 first-generation 'Smart meter'. Based on a mechanical gas meter with a radio-link to the hub within the house.
See my other photo of the associated 'hub' customer display unit 'Entity Dual Fuel Freedom'.
Smart meters produce very strong, extremely brief pulses of RF microwave radiation. Electric PG&E smart meters pulse 10,000+ times a day. Learn about RF and shielding:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B458A0D0198D355
www.youtube.com/user/thisirradiatedlife
Now you can opt out of smart meters in CA. WHY OPT OUT? See www.stopsmartmeters.org
Call PG&E 1-877-743-7378 and say NO. The opt-out terms are extortion, but that's where it is right now. Write the CPUC and complain of the extortion. Email: publicadvisor@cpuc.ca.gov
Videos on shielding:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzBeUeXb0Q
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL2JQ0FbgvU
Here is an excellent basic meter for measuring RF radiation in your environment:
www.radmeters.com/Cornet-ED75-ssm.html
Here is a video for learning to use that meter:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z70g5DOt5Bo
Here's good, sensible info about shielding your meter:
www.lessemf.com/faq-shie.html#smart
Why isn't the CPUC and our state legislators doing their job to see that an appliance that is to be stuck on the side of every living being's home in this state is SAFE? And private? And fair in cost?
Now go the extra mile, and contact the Calif. Public Utilities Commission (or your state's commission), and tell them to put a stop to smart meters, and conduct an INDEPENDENT review of the health and safety issues:
A smart meter I illustrated for GOOD Magazine. Wouldn't it be awesome if meters actually looked like this?
How-to-vote card for the minor party 'People Power' running on a campaign opposing forced installation of smart meters (largely done) for the 2014 Victorian Election.
PECO is replacing the existing electric meters in the neighborhood with new remote controlled smart meters using Radio Frequency (RF) transmission. Installer Peter Paige stopped by one morning, as scheduled, to make the 15 to 20 minute switch-out at our house.
This is the process: Wearing fire resistant clothing, Paige first dons personal protective equipment: a hood, helmet and goggles to guard against a flash which might occur should he touch a live spot inside the box. He credits the protective gear with saving him on more than one occasion!
Paige then records the old meter number and reading and the new meter number and reading on a multifunctional, handheld electronic device. Then pulling off the old meter, the lights in our utility room and house go out. With a helmet-mounted lamp lighting the box, he tests the voltage. Trilling sounds indicate it’s OK. He snaps in the new meter and attaches a seal; its thin gauge wire can be cut but if it is discovered so, will indicate tampering.
With the handheld, Paige then takes photos of the old meter. Melting, burning or char on the plastic back of the old meter will indicate an electrical problem that a special PECO team will follow up on. And lastly he beams a red light at the meter to activate it.
And it’s on to the next job. Paige says his appointment team can do up to 15 or 20 or more on a good day
The smart meter allows PECO to turn it off in case of either emergency or delinquency. The new meter also has a sensor that detects overheating, surges or other improper conditions, can signal PECO and can shut itself down. Soon, a website will be available for customers to monitor and analyze their electric usage and achieve savings.
A “New Metering Technology” handout Paige provides explains that the new meters are being installed in accordance with the requirements of Pennsylvania Act 129 of 2008. In addition to the quick detection and correction of problems, the new technology is expected to provide the basis for new products and services. The handout also addresses consumer concerns about the level of Radio Frequency (RF) emitted by the meter and potential concerns about the privacy and security of the information captured.
Center Point stopped by this afternoon to install a smart meter. It took all of 10 minutes. Power was down for maybe 3 minutes while he physically switched the meters.
The "smart meter" part is just the cylinder pictured. The band around the outside holds it in place. It has a simple set of knife connectors on the back that plug into the receivers in the power box.
Now I can go to www.centerpointenergy.com/services/electricity/residentia... to see near-real-time updates of my electrical usage (15-minute intervals).
Nice!
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There is an enormous health risk with so much exposure to electromagnetic/radioactive waves. We are being bombarded with them through our use of microwave ovens, computers, cell phones, remote control phones, and many other remote-control devices. Now with the SmartMeters, more
and more RF waves will be permeating our homes.
My latest toy - our energy smart meter. Actually, it was the kettle being switched on and not the light that made the panel change from green to amber.
Microchip's next-generation family of energy-measurement Analog Front Ends (AFEs) feature industry-leading accuracy. The MCP3913 and MCP3914 integrate six and eight 24-bit, sigma-delta Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), respectively, with 94.5 dB SINAD, -106.5 dB THD and 112 dB SFDR for high-accuracy signal acquisition and higher-performing end products. Microchip also announced two new tools to aid in the development of energy systems using these AFEs. The MCP3913 Evaluation Board (part # ADM00522) and MCP3914 Evaluation Board (part # ADM00523) can each be purchased today for $99.99. The MCP3914’s two extra ADCs enable the monitoring of more sensors with one chip, lowering cost and size. Additionally, the programmable data rate of up to 125 ksps with low-power modes allows designers to scale down for better power consumption or to use higher data rates for advanced signal analysis, such as calculating harmonic content. These AFEs also feature a CRC-16 checksum and register-map lock, for increased robustness. For more info, visit: www.microchip.com/get/TEND
Microchip's next-generation family of energy-measurement Analog Front Ends (AFEs) feature industry-leading accuracy. The MCP3913 and MCP3914 integrate six and eight 24-bit, sigma-delta Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), respectively, with 94.5 dB SINAD, -106.5 dB THD and 112 dB SFDR for high-accuracy signal acquisition and higher-performing end products. Microchip also announced two new tools to aid in the development of energy systems using these AFEs. The MCP3913 Evaluation Board (part # ADM00522) and MCP3914 Evaluation Board (part # ADM00523) can each be purchased today for $99.99. The MCP3914’s two extra ADCs enable the monitoring of more sensors with one chip, lowering cost and size. Additionally, the programmable data rate of up to 125 ksps with low-power modes allows designers to scale down for better power consumption or to use higher data rates for advanced signal analysis, such as calculating harmonic content. These AFEs also feature a CRC-16 checksum and register-map lock, for increased robustness. For more info, visit: www.microchip.com/get/TEND