Letter to the Editor:
MA’s largest utility debunks ‘smart’ meters

By Warren Woodward, Sedona Resident

Massachusetts’ largest electric utility company has recently declared that:

• There are no cost savings to be had from “smart” meters.
• “Smart” meters do not reduce outages.
• “Smart” meters are not “grid modernization”.
• “Smart” meters are a cyber-security risk.

and

• Contrary to the bogus claims of “smart” meter boosters, given the choice, few ratepayers will “opt in” and ask for a “smart” meter. They have no use for one.

Northeast Utilities says – and I have been telling the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) for years – “For customers who will pay the price of this system, there is no rational basis for this technology choice.”

Below is the letter I wrote informing the ACC of this news.

Letter to ACC, February 12, 2014