Smart Grid Awareness
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Raising Public Awareness to Smart Grid, Smart Meter, and Radiofrequency (RF) Concerns. This website is devoted to the thoughtful discussion of implementation issues related to the smart grid as well as the potential hazards related to radiofrequency (RF) radiation emissions from all wireless devices, including smart meters.
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions, Updated October 2, 2018 Key Article Points The recent court ruling allowing smart meter privacy invasions was based on a false premise of “benefits.” Smart meters do not reduce costs, do not result in cheaper ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions, Updated Augsut 24, 2018 A few days ago I reported on a ruling in the smart meter-related case of Naperville Smart Meter Awareness (NSMA) v. City of Naperville (Case 1:11-cv-09299) [1]. Since then, there have ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Background Back about ten years ago, Illinois passed legislation for a “Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure Deployment Plan.” This legislation required ComEd to deploy advanced metering (“smart meters”) for all of its electric customers. As ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions With little advance notice of what is really happening, Nicor Gas in northern Illinois is quietly attaching wireless transmitters to existing natural gas meters located at customer homes and businesses. Nicor Gas customers have begun ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Naperville, IL – The City of Naperville has announced final plans to install wireless transmitters for the City’s 43,500 water meters. The City has named the initiative as “the Water 2.0 project.” The City has ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
[SkyVision Solutions Editor’s Note: Smart Grid Awareness primarily discusses health and security risks related to implementation of costly electric grid modernization efforts. Even more risky will be implementation of so-called 5G technology, which in theory would eventually include utility smart ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions Nick Hunn of Creative Connectivity published an article this month entitled, “How to Hack a Smart Meter and Kill the Grid … And then all the lights went out.” [1] Hunn says his new article ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions, Updated October 15, 2018 Key Article Points: Meter manufacturers and most utility companies attempting to justify large-scale smart meter deployments claim useful life values in the range of 15 to 20 years. Those individuals and ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions , Updated August 22, 2018 Key Article Points Based upon a Federal Appeals Court analysis, all City of Naperville electric customers are being subjected to a governmental search every 15 minutes without a voluntary consent ..read more
Smart Grid Awareness
2y ago
by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions A new book by Charles Arthur on “Cyber Wars” reviews the most significant cyber attacks in recent years, discusses the lessons learned, and then concludes with an outline of what future hacks we can expect ..read more