Smart Meters Run into Opposition from Both the Right and Left!

There are very few things that we know of that are opposed by the right and left ends of the political spectrum. Interestingly, the communicating electric meter [aka Smart Meter] has achieved this dubious fame. According to recent news reports, consumers in California and Maine are now opposing the installation of wireless smart meters. In California, PG&E which hasalready installed over seven million of these meters, is facing intense opposition from both environmentalists and Tea-partiers. 

The environmentalists think the radiation from wireless meters are concerned about the health impacts and now that has its own tag: EHS or electromagnetic hypersensitivity. At the same time, the Tea-partiers see usage information collection as part of the overall government intrusion in the private lives of citizens. It doesn't seem matter to these folks that we are awash in wireless radiation anyway from cellphones, etc and the utilities have been collecting usage information for a long time. But that hasn't stopped couple of cities from banning or delaying the installation of wireless meters and now PG&E is looking to alternative wired meters for those cities.

Another example of the unanticipated problems that derail new technology when the proponents do not first take the trouble to inform the public before launching the programs.

Additional info: New Electricity Meters Stir Fears