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    Letter to the Editor:
    Arizona Corporation Commission/Smart Meters

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    logo_lettereditorBy Jeri Castronova, Ph.D.
    January 22, 2014

    After writing to the Corporation Commission regarding the blue tags on analog meters, I received this reply which may be of interest to Nancy Baer and other Sedona.biz readers.

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    Dear Mr. Castronova,

    I am the policy advisor to Commissioner Brenda Burns. Thank you for your input regarding smart meters. While APS did submit a proposal for an “opt-out policy”, the Corporation Commission (ACC) has not yet acted on that application. Currently, ratepayers can opt-out of smart meters with no charge.

    You do not need a blue tag to be on the “opt-out” list. APS is placing blue tags while performing its regularly scheduled meter reading visits. However, they have an updated list of all ratepayers who have requested to keep their analog meter.

    Commissioner Burns has heard quite a number of concerns from utility customers. She and the other Commissioners have engaged with the state’s Department of Health Services for an independent study that is due sometime later this year. In addition, the commissioners recently agreed to move forward with a process to implement rules regarding privacy concerns and related issues.

    The ACC requires APS to fully inform how many ratepayers have opted out, and the ACC continues to monitor that data.

    Sincerely,Thomas Galvin
    The Policy Advisor to Commissioner Brenda Burns
    Arizona Corporation Commission

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    From: Jeri Castronova
    Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 11:34 AM
    To: Utilities Div – Mailbox; Burns-Web; Pierce-Web

    Subject: opt-out of smart metersI have already opted out of the APS automated meter as of one year ago. I have not received a blue tag on my meter.

    This is a request to have the blue tag installed on my meter as soon as possible.

    [residence address removed]

    Thank you for your prompt attention.
    Jeri Castronova, Ph.D.
    Spiritual Psychologist
    Award-Winning Author

    1 Comment

    1. Lin Ennis on

      Great! They’re installing the meters now, and the study is due sometime later this year.

      No wonder there is so much anger, frustration and rage in the U.S. We have so little control over bombardment of our health, our bodies, our medical care, our investments, our air and water and the pervasiveness of Round-up and antibiotics! Now we can add RF pulses several hundred times a day!