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.
[1] http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/cpuc-and-pge-misinformation-misrepresentation-and-attempted-extortion/

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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.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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”…
[7] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_XG25YKRGc