Archive for December 19, 2011
CPUC/PG&E: Misinformation, Misrepresentation & Attempted Extortion
December 19, 2011 by admin.
If you thought that some of our NV residents were over-the-top with their aggressive opposition to the NV smart meter program, wait till you see some of what is being said and done in California! Californians have had to deal with the outrageous behavior of its Public Utilities Commission and various power companies for a few more years than Nevada.
Here is the leading graphic for this web article. See quote below concerning why this writer accuses the power companies and PUC of “extortion”. Since this article has been up since October 2011, the very serious allegations made must ring true or he would have had to remove it. Here is a link to the entire (copyrighted) article from which some excerpts and the graphic are quoted below.
http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/cpuc-and-pge-misinformation-misrepresentation-and-attempted-extortion/
So, if you have been ignoring what is happening in the world concerning smart meters, then you might want to think again. Massive backlashes against smart meters is a global phenomenon. Nevada is just late to the “party” and most of our citizens are just too trusting of those in power. Searches about “smart meters” reveal thousands of very useful articles. Here is one that summarized the whole situation.
http://morphcity.com/home/104-smart-meter-slavery
For example, see this Canada Free Press article reporting on Nevada public testimony in opposition to smart meters. See the included quote from Anthem VOICE’s Bob Frank that was ignored by the Nevada media.
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/43248
Here is a report on members of the Maine Legislature who are championing the removal of the “mandatory” claims by Maine’s power companies. The word “extortion” also is mentioned in Maine.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111113/NEWS/111130338/-1/NEWSMAP
And, in case you missed it, recently there was a near-riot in CA when a group of elderly women paid to have their “mandatory” smart meters replaced with the old analog meters and PG&E cut off the power to the participants.
http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/12/13/pge-shuts-off-power-to-sickened-families-2-weeks-before-christmas/
And, finally for today, here is what conservative talk radio host Dr. Mark Levin had to say about “smart meters”…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_XG25YKRGc
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Want to Witness Your “Wealth” Being Redistributed/Wasted?
December 19, 2011 by admin.
The following post was contributed by Mike Hazard–a NV leader in fighting the PUCN/Nevada Energy “Smart Meter” program disaster.
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“Hello Fellow Nevadan’s:
Mayor Goodman and Councilman Coffin will attend a press conference Tuesday, Dec 20th at 2:30 pm outside the new City Hall, located at 495 S. Main St. in Las Vegas. The City will receive a $4.1 million rebate from NVE for all solar energy projects that have been completed in the latest construction phase, including the new city hall exterior “solar trees.”
A press release on June 07, 2011 announced that the City had just started the second phase of solar panel installs on 15 different sites. http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Publications/24609.htm In the PR it notes that funding came from New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds and NV Energy Rebates. http://www.irs.gov/taxexemptbond/article/0,,id=214748,00.html
On page 14 of 15 in this supplemental document http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/ncrebs_2009_allocations_v1.1.pdf it shows that the City accepted $4.9 million to install solar panels at 7 different sites across the City. Henderson accepted a similar number at 7 sites as did North Las Vegas for a total state allocation of some $13.1 million between all 3 cities for solar installs on carports or similar facilities.
I would just like to point out the irony of all of this and that is that you the taxpayers and NVE rate payers of this state have financed all of this with your tax dollars and your electricity bills. Your tax dollars, or your kid’s and grand kid’s will foot the bill for the solar on the carports because those funds came from the stimulus package.
NVE utility rate payers paid for the $4.1 million rebate on their monthly utility bill because of a surcharge called Renewable Energy Charge (REPR). You pay it every month and it is a rebate fee assessed to cover the rebates to those who qualify for the Renewable Generations Program. This was all made possible through
Assembly Bill 359 and NRS 701B.260 because we Nevadans elected the “most conservative Legislature in Nevada History.”
If you can, I encourage you to attend the press conference and let us know what it is like first hand to see the redistribution of wealth in this state.
Thanks for listening,
Mike Hazard
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