Recently the California Public Utility Commission issued an order that modifies PG&E’s SmartMeter Program, requiring the utility to include an opt-out option for residential customers. Here are the highlights of the 41-page decision:

  • The opt-out option means offering an analog meter, not a radio-off option on the smart meter
  • Customers can opt-out for any reason
  • Customers

In a surprising move, DP&L asked the Public Utility Commission of Ohio to be allowed to withdraw its Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Smart Grid business cases that were approved in June 2009. Reserving the right to revisit AMI and Smart Grid deployment in the future, DP&L cited factors beyond its reasonable control in the memo filed

Pacific Gas & Electric (“PG&E”) and the EMF Safety Network (“Network”) battled over the summer regarding the safety of smart meters.  In early spring, Network submitted an Application to the California Public Utility Commission (“CPUC”) requesting the Commission modify its previous orders approving PG&E’s smart meter program alleging health related concerns. EMF Safety Network is self-described in