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AEMC moves to accelerate the roll out of smart meters in Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a draft rule designed to turbocharge the deployment of smart meters. The draft rule determination states that the rule would achieve ‘universal uptake of smart meters in the NEM [National Energy Market] by 2030’. The new rule represents a major departure from the ‘Expanding competition in metering and related services’ electricity rule that…

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Victorian Petition to allow disabling of remote function of electricity smart meters

Current regulations in Victoria do not allow for the disabling of the remote function of electricity smart meters. The fact remains that Victorians are subjected to among the harshest smart meter policies in Australia.  Elsewhere, customers have the right to refuse a meter with wireless communications.  In other Australian jurisdictions, even if a smart meter has already been installed, customers…

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Is Your Body Overwhelmed By This"Electro-Pollution"?

Smart meters, Smart phones, Bluetooth, Mobile phone towers, Wi-Fi…. Scientists and medical doctors reveal the shocking truth about electro-sensitivity: fatigue, insomnia, headaches, tinnitus and much more… and share how you can minimise your exposure and recover from this constant zapping. You are invited to attend a FREE online EMF Hazards Summit, 11 – 14 April 2024. To view EMF Hazards…

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Remembering Nearfield - Award winning short film

One Woman. One Disability. One Powerful Voice for change. Remembering Nearfield is an animated film about a disability called electrohypersensitivity (EHS). Because of severe Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, Wi-Fi is the last thing she needs, along with the social discrimination against her disability. She wants solutions, not excuses. Her life matters. Remembering Nearfield

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French court orders removal of man’s smart meter

He had been suffering from headaches which he claims were due to electro-sensitivity triggered by the Linky [smart] meter 27 December 2023 Linky smart meter   Pic: pixinoo / Shutterstock By Richard Henshell A man who claimed to be suffering from headaches due to his Linky meter has won a court battle to have it removed. Joseph Cascina from Saint-André-le-Puy (Loire) reported hearing a…

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Doctors, Lawyers, and Scientists Join Together in International Children's Declaration for the Digital Age

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — An international group of leading lawyers, physicians, physicists, epidemiologists and other children’s health experts have today announced their support for a new International Declaration intended to raise public awareness of three fundamental rights of children which are not adequately being protected: the right to be free from addictive platforms and…

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More than 350,000 smart meters switched remotely to more expensive tariffs

Remember when government’s said smart meters would save you money? Remember when nobody believed power companies would use smart meters to remotely control people’s usage or cut their power off involuntarily? Hundreds of thousands of homes in the Unigted Kingdom with smart meters have been remotely switched to more expensive prepayment plans in the past six years. Over 350,000 smart meters were…

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United Energy is up to old tricks again

Beware, United Energy in Victoria is still trying to hoodwink their customers into believing they must or need to ‘upgrade’ their analogue meter to a smart meter. You have the right to say NO! Here is a copy of their letter: letter-from-ueDownload Here is an example of a response you could use to ensure you keep your trusted, safe and reliable analogue meter: letter-to-ue_templateDownload

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World EHS Day - 16 June

Friday 16 June is world EHS Day. EHS stands for electromagnetic hyper-sensitivity . This day is a chance to raise awareness about this large and growing problem of EHS and how to become part of the solution. EHS derives from environmental pollution and not from a disease from which EHS people suffer. When EHS sufferers spend enough time in an unpolluted environment, their health recovers by…

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AusNet Services reverses decision to charge meter reading fee

Victorian electricity distributor, AusNet Services, has written a subsequent letter to customers who have retained a manually read meter.  It states that, ‘After much consideration, we have decided not to charge a fee for manually reading your meter’ (SSMA emphasis). AusNet customers have been asked to disregard its previous letter, which stated that a new quarterly fee of $34.80 (excluding GST)…

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AusNet Services hits customers on manually read meters with quarterly fee

It appears that AusNet Services, which is one of the five Victorian power distributors, has lost its moral compass.  According to a letter which it mailed to customers, changes to its manual reading process will result in customers with a manually read meter being charged a quarterly fee of $34.80 (excluding GST) from 1 July 2023.  The letter states that this fee will increase every financial…

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Worldwide testimonies about smart meters

Worldwide testimonies about smart meters

Arthur Firstenberg, author of The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life  and administrator of International Appeal to Stop 5G on Earth and in Space, recently asked people to email the USA’s New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) about their experiences with smart meters.   ‘Heartbreaking testimonies poured in from around the world. Stories about catastrophic effects on the…

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‘5G – An Undeniable Risk’ webinar available online

‘5G – An Undeniable Risk’ webinar available online

The video of the recent US-based Zoom forum, 5G – An Undeniable Risk, featuring Dr. Paul Héroux, Dr. Kent Chamberlin, Dr. Sharon Goldberg, Frank Clegg and Andrew Campanelli, Esq. is now available for everyone to watch. Please share widely. This was a power-packed event that brought a group of brilliant panellists together. The 85-minute video, along with presentation material, can be accessed…

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Zoom Forum | 5G – An Undeniable Risk

Zoom Forum | 5G – An Undeniable Risk

Stop Smart Meters Australia members and supporters are invited to join the following US-based forum on 5G risks. With its impressive line-up of speakers, the forum promises to be highly informative and engaging. Note that the time of the forum for residents in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney is 9.30 AM, Wednesday, 26 October 2022. Click here to register for the Zoom forum. A PDF copy of the 5G…

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Power Company Seizes Control Of Thermostats using Smart Meters

Power Company Seizes Control Of Thermostats using Smart Meters

Around 22,000 households in Colorado recently lost the ability to control their thermostats after the power company seized control of them during a heatwave. After temperatures soared past 90 degrees, residents were left confused when they tried to adjust their air conditioning and found locked controls displaying a message that said “energy emergency.” Xcel confirmed to local news…

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Event | 5G & EMF Workshop, Sydney, 17 July 2022

Event | 5G & EMF Workshop, Sydney, 17 July 2022

There will be seating for 60 available at the following workshop. The event is being recorded and will be available for viewing afterwards on the Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association’s  (ORSAA) website at https://www.orsaa.org/.

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French court orders 4G antenna switch-off over cow health concerns

French court orders 4G antenna switch-off over cow health concerns

A farmer in central-east France said that milk production had dropped by 15-20% in the days following the antenna installation, and 40 of his 200 cows had died. A court in France has found in favour of a farmer who claimed that a 4G antenna was damaging his cows’ health, and has ordered for the antenna to be switched off for two months. The administrative court in Clermont-Ferrand…