Vermont ratepayers protested outside a Montpelier workshop on smart meter policies. The meeting wasn’t open to public comment. Here’s the ABC local news report.
Utility customers had public health and privacy concerns. The workshop also focused on cybersecurity, since the wireless meters introduce new risks to the grid.
The public opposition to smart meters grows across the nation. Good. (Thanks for sharing this story so readers can get a grasp of the big picture and how residents across the nation, as well as the world, are standing up to oppose these intrusive and hazardous devices.)
From the Stop Smart Meters in Vermont website:
“Most Vermonters are only beginning to become aware that wireless smart meters are coming to them. It is critical to become educated on what the repercussions of that development will be for our homes, public places and businesses. There are extremely serious concerns regarding the adverse health effects of microwave radiation, the invasion of privacy and possible compromise of security, as well as questions as to how “green” this technology really is. Since it’s not too late to undo what may very well become one of the biggest mistakes of our times, we are petitioning to Governor Shumlin for a statewide moratorium on deployment of wireless smart meters so that proper discussions can be held. Vermonters are a free and sovereign people and we deserve to decide what, if any, technologies are brought to our properties and our towns.”