You now have the evidence to go to your local utility and show them the evidence that THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW by mandating that we MUST have a Smart Meter. If they tell you they don’t have any analog meters then inform them you will purchasing your own and will have it installed on my own. But they need to know you will not have Smart Meter on your house.

You may have gotten this info but I want to resend to everyone just to make sure you have it.

In regards to smart meters being offered to utility customers upon their request….page 8 of the 100 plus page report from California Eagle Forum President Orlean Koehle gives clarification on the subject. Her entire report is worth reading and using the included information.Smart meters Q&A

Federal and State Laws About the Smart Meter Program:

Is the Smart Meter Really Mandatory? Often, when people say no to the utility employees who come to install the meters, they are told that the meters are mandatory. There is no stopping them.

I was told by a PG&E representative that the only way that I could refuse the Smart Meter is to get off the grid. Is this really true? According to the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, which is the bill that is behind the smart grid and Smart Meters plan, are they mandatory?
I asked this question of attorney John Schlafly, the son of Phyllis Schlafly, founder and national president of Eagle Forum, the conservative organization that has always stood for the protection of life, liberty, property, and privacy rights. John sent me the following information:Yes, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is downloadable on the site or at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-109hr6enr/ df/ BILLS-109hr6enr.pdf.

The entire bill is 550 pages of very fine print. Section 1252 is on pages 370-374. Here is another place to find the bill http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ bdquery/z?d109:h.r.00006: (click on Text of Legislation)

I think the purpose of this section is to encourage all electric utilities to use “time- based metering” and “time-of-use pricing.” The goal of this is that if you know exactly how much it costs to operate each of your appliances at different times of the day, you will tend to run them when it is cheaper.
As I read this federal law, it does not mandate the utilities to install Smart Meters in homes. It only mandates the utilities to “offer” them and to install them “upon customer request.
So, if any of you hear the same statements that the meters are mandatory, just quote the above from the Energy Policy Act. The installation is not mandatory. It should only be installed upon customer request. You are the customer and you do not request them. You refuse them!
The Law is here Energy policy Act of 2005 (221) The Energy policy stating customers may request Smart Meters.
(quote)http://www.scribd.com/doc/55484389/Just-Say-No-Big-Brothers-Smart-MetersAdditional information:
According to the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, the federal bill behind the smart grid and smart meter plan, Section 1252 (pages 370-374) calls for time-based metering and time-of-use pricing shown below.  The federal law does not mandate the utilities to install smart meters on homes, it only mandates, the utilities offer them and install them upon customer request.  A complete copy of the 550 page law can be found online at: <http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-109hrpt215/pdf/CRPT-109hrpt215-pt1.pdf>. Section 1251. Net metering and additional standards
Section 1251 requires each state and non-regulated electric utility to consider whether to require each electric utility to make available upon request net metering service as set forth under Section 111 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
(PURPA). The section requires state regulatory authorities to consider standards for such service with certain exceptions.Section 1252. Smart metering
Section 1252 requires each state and non-regulated electric utility to consider whether to require each electric utility to make available upon request time-based metering service as set forth under Section 111 of PURPA. The section requires state regulatory
authorities to consider standards for such service, including time of use, critical peak and real-time pricing, and peak load reduction plans with customers with large electric loads with certain exceptions. The Secretary of Energy shall provide technical assistance on demand response.Great Report from the Humbolt Tea Party

Summary

Federal Energy Act of 2005 states clearly that smart meters are to be OFFERED to residential customers, not mandated or forced. Read this letter from a US representative clarifying the matter.

Great Web site about Smart Meters