BC's Energy Minister is finally talking to the media over the smart meter confusion. Rich Coleman says the smart grid worksbest withy every home in BC having a smart meter. Coleman says there is no confusion and at this point there's also no opt out options. "I think the confusion - I don't know who it comes from. The op-ed speaks for … [Read more...]
NDP seeks clarity on Smart Meter installation
January 30, 2013 by
NDP Energy Critic John Horgan is demanding a little clarity on the smart meter front. He says a recent opinion piece by minister responsible Rich Coleman seems to say "if you don't want one, you don't have to have one." "I think what we need is clarity on what the official position of BC Hydro is in this new environment. If there is an opt out … [Read more...]
BREAKING: BC Hydro clarifies Smart Meter stance
January 30, 2013 by
B-C Hydro has made it official....at least, for now. The utility has issued a written statement saying it will not install Smart Meters without the customer's permission. Hydro says it's important to take extra time to work with customers who still have concerns, so in the meantime it will not install new meters unless they have their … [Read more...]
Vancouver man upset over smart meter installation
January 17, 2013 by
A Vancouver man is pursuing criminal charges against BC Hydro after he ended up with a smart meter he didn't want. Madeson Chase has at least half a dozen signs around his home saying "no trespassing," to try and keep hydro installers off his property. As well, his fence is spiked and he had wrapped his old meter in metal and attached two … [Read more...]
Smart Meter Ruling
November 13, 2012 by
A group opposed to the installation of BC Hydro Smart meters has been dealt a setback by the Province's highest court. A Saltspring Island resident (Andrea Collins) and "Citizens for Safe Technology Society" were seeking leave to appeal a decision by the BC Utilities Commission rejecting their challenge to the smart meters. The BC Court of Appeal … [Read more...]
Smart meter installations nearing completion
November 8, 2012 by
BC Hydro is a month or so away from installing all the new, and controversial, smart meters in homes and businesses across the Province. Spokesperson Cindy Verschoor says they are 90-percent done with one point seven million smart meters installed, "We have got about a 100-thousand or so to install yet. In fact, the vast majority of meters that are … [Read more...]
Tribunal to hear Smart Meter complaint
August 30, 2012 by
The BC Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from an anti-smart meter group. The tribunal has ruled the group "Citizens for Safe Technology Society" can bring forward its complaint against BC Hydro. It alleges the utility discriminated against people diagnosed with electromagnetic hypersensitivity told to avoid to exposure to wireless … [Read more...]
BC Hydro says sorry but won’t remove smart meter homeowner didn’t want
August 17, 2012 by
BC Hydro is apologizing, after crews installed a smart meter at a home in Surrey without the owner's permission. Patti, who did not want to use her last name, says she said no to a smart meter this spring. But in early July, she says she arrived home to find her granddaughter in tears, saying people had jumped her locked gate and had … [Read more...]
BC Hydro doubts smart meter to blame for fire
August 5, 2012 by
Could a newly-installed "smart meter" be partially to blame for an early morning fire in Coquitlam? BC Hydro crews don't believe so, but they are investigating -- after a small fire broke out on the outside of a home on Darwin Street. Spokesperson Greg Alexis says it appears the cause was likely a faulty meter base. "The meter base is the … [Read more...]
Group wants smart meter issue to go to referendum if government doesn’t stop program
January 29, 2012 by
A group blasting the installation of mandatory smart meters hopes to tackle the issue the same way the HST was defeated... through a referendum. Steve Satow with stopsmartmeters-dot-ca hopes growing resistence will urge the province to pull the plug on the program. "but if they don't, think is the final card in our hands to play on against … [Read more...]
