01 Sep 2011
Energy provider British Gas has begun rolling out its next-generation of smart meters to UK customers.
These newer devices come equipped with touch-screen technology and enable greater control over energy usage, according to the utility company.
A spokesman for British Gas said: "Customers will be able to see how much electricity or gas they're using in real time and then make decisions based on that."
British Gas has already supplied 400,000 older devices to homes and businesses in the UK, but from now on will almost exclusively be providing the newer models.
It plans to install two million devices by the end of 2012.
While these smart meters provide real-time information to users, they are designed to send data back to British Gas once per day.
However, users can opt to send data more regularly.
"There will be an option for customers to give us half hourly meter readings, which will help us to understand their consumption patterns.
That might enable us to suggest ways for them to save money, such as by insulating their homes," added the spokesman.
In order to be able to process the huge volume of data it expects this rollout to generate, British Gas is working with various leading companies to ensure it has the necessary software and infrastructure in place.
"We're working with [business software firm] SAP, [communications network provider] Trilliant, [software infrastructure provider] OSIsoft and [communications firm] Vodafone to make sure we've got the system in place to process the data," said the spokesman.
The UK government has said that all homes be fitted with smart meters by 2020.
SMART METER PRIVACY VIOLATIONS.
1. Must-See 4-minute youtube video on Smart meters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8JNFr_j6kdI
SMART METER HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CANCER.
2. The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION on May 31 2011 placed the Non-ionizing radiation coming from Wireless smart meters (and some other wireless devices) on the Class 2-B Carcinogen List.
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf
3. The NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH months ago (Feb 2011) found biological changes in the brain after only minutes of exposure to non-ionizing radiation. http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/8/808.abstract
4. LABORATORY SCIENTISTS have observed (1) Human Cell Damage (2) DNA Chain Breaks (3) Breaches in the Blood-Brain Barrier from levels of non-ionizing radiation lower than emitted by WIRELESS Smart meters. http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-health-blog/cc-video/
5. INSURANCE COMPANIES Hired Independent Laboratory Scientists and these scientists also observed Cell Damage and DNA Chain Breaks and now the Insurance Companies will NOT Insure Liability damage from Wireless Smart meters and other wireless devices. TV Video (3 minutes) http://eon3emfblog.net/?p=382
So shouldn’t installation of Wireless smart meters on people's homes STOP?
Because Cell Phone use and other devices are Voluntary and can be shut off at the user’s discretion, that is a different issue.
6. WIRELESS SMART METERS – 100 TIMES MORE RADIATION THAN CELL PHONES.
Video Interview: Nuclear Scientist, Daniel Hirsch, (5 minutes).
http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/04/20/daniel-hirsch-on-ccsts-fuzzy-math/
7. WIRELESS SMART METERS – CANCER, NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, ADVERSE REPRODUCTION AFFECTS.
Video Interview: Dr. Carpenter, New York Public Health Department, Dean of Public Health, (2 minutes).
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?p=3946
8. THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE IN STOCKHOLM (the University that gives the Nobel Prizes) ISSUES GLOBAL HEALTH WARNING AGAINST WIRELESS SMART METERS.
2-page Press Release:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48148346/Karolinska-Institute-Press-Release
9. RADIATION MEASURED FROM SMART METER MOUNTED ON A HOME (once active in the utility system) SHOWS RADIATION TRANSMISSION PULSES APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY FOUR SECONDS 24 HOURS PER DAY traveling through the bodies and brains of the inhabitants of that home.
Youtube Video (6 minutes, 1st minute is sufficient).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRejDxBE6OE
Note: many of the tests on non-ionizing radiation (the type of radiation emitted by smart meters) have been done using instruments other than smart meters because smart meters have only been in people’s homes for a very short time.
But as a Wireless smart meter emits 100 times more radiation than a cell phone, it is not difficult to project. If a machine gun fires 100 bullets in the same time that a pistol fires one bullet, it is not difficult to project the harm that the machine gun can inflict, even if the tests were done with the pistol.
CUSTOMER UTILITY BILLS AFTER SMART METERS INSTALLED.
10. Skyrocketing Utility Bills after installation
TV News Video (3 minutes)
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/63581287.html?tab=video
Posted by: RobertWilliams 01 Sep 2011
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