Forwarded from: Einar Olsen <fountains...@gmail.com> All,
Thank you for any interest you have in protecting our personal and Super-Radiance environment from harm, in this case, from RF radiation from the smart meters Alliant Energy plans to roll out in Fairfield in early 2019. If you are one of the 450+ Sidhas who sent a letter to Alliant saying you do not want a ‘smart’ meter - Thank You And if you are one of the hundreds who have filed a complaint with the Iowa Utility Board - Thank You. This letter is not from Fairfield Safe Meters, but my own, based on my research and thinking. Thank you to Fairfield Safe Meters for the sincere desire and good actions to avoid RF meters. I apologize for the length of this email, but have been busy on Super-Radiance projects, and important and new information has accumulated. Main Points A. Temporary Discontinuation of Digital Meter Installation in Fairfield Area B. Alliant Promises Responses to Questions and Criticisms C. The IUB Process D. How Strong is Our Case to Keep Analogs? E. Please File Your Complaint ! A. Alliant Stops All Digital Meter Installation in the Fairfield Area until Meter Issue Resolved Here Alliant has had two different smart meter projects in the Fairfield area, one on-going, and a different one planned. The planned complete roll-out to replace all meters in the area with smart meter is planned to take place in early 2019 (with a nine). In addition to, and separate from, their planned smart meter roll out for early 2019, Alliant has had an ongoing spot-replacement of analog meters with digital meters in Fairfield area for years, by virtue of their ability (and possibly state requirement) to replace each meter every six years The digital meters Alliant has been installing all along here are not wireless meters (yet). They are smart meter not yet enabled to be wireless, but they can and will be made wireless in early 2019 when Alliant plans Fairfield to go RF. But Alliant stated about ten days ago to Mayor Malloy that this on-going six-year replacement program HAS RECENTLY BEEN STOPPED FOR THE TIME BEING IN THE FAIRFIELD AREA until our smart meter matter here is resolved. This was likely caused, or at least powerfully reinforced, by Kathy Matara calling the Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate, who said it would take action to cause this stop in installation - Thank you Kathy ! If you know of anyone who says their analog meter has been replaced with a digital meter, beginning last week, please contact me, or Fairfield Safe Meters, immediately with the name and contact info of the Alliant customer who states his or her analog was replaced by a digital. Without the customer name, no need to let me know, no action would be possible without a customer name and contact info. B. Alliant Promises Responses to Questions and Complaints Alliant informed Mayor Malloy a couple weeks ago that they have collected about two dozen questions/complaints and that they are preparing a combined response to all of them. C. The IUB Process - How It Works When a large number of complaints about one issue reaches the IUB, they contact the Iowa Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA). https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-consumers/office-of-consumer-advocate-utilities/ <https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-consumers/office-of-consumer-advocate-utilities/> The IUB regulates utilities. The OCA defends the consumer or customer. In practice, the UIB and the OCA work together and share info to first see if the utility can resolve the customer complaint without a hearing. This is basically a mediation activity on the part of the IUB and OCA. If this is unsuccessful, then an IUB hearing is scheduled. * I am waiting to hear from the IUB if the complaint needs to be seen by the IUB as reasonable, or if a sufficiently large number of complaints, or a filing of what is called an FCU by customers, will make a hearing required, or whether the IUB needs to feel a complaint by many is reasonable, in order for a hearing to be held. The IUB has told us that this negotiation process of ‘smart meters in Fairfield’ is “in its infancy.” This week, the IUB is expected to take its first action in this matter, despite the fact that Alliant has not yet filed a request with the IUB to work this out, or to charge opt out fees. The IUB expects that their first action this week will be to ask Alliant if it would like to submit any more information to the IUB regarding Fairfield refusal letters and complaints. This is part of the IUB/OCA process to try to resolve this without a hearing. Alliant’s standard statement is that the IUB must approve its smart meters and smart meter system. But, the IUB has made it clear to many that Alliant does not need IUB approval to install smart meters, as long as the meters meet required standard specifications. The IUB governs only rates, tariffs (such as opt out fees,) and customer service. This appears to be an example of important misleading information from Alliant. Is Alliant trying to ‘pass the buck’ for smart meter installation to the IUB? D. How Strong Is Our Case to Keep Analogs? It is important to understand that Alliant is offering a meter that they claim has no RF capability, and that they claim cannot become RF-enabled (capable). And that if this turns out to be true, all but one of the objections to smart meters here and in Iowa will not apply, because of no RF in Alliant's opt out option #3 on their opt out list (Cf. the Alliant brochure) - called their ‘non-smart meter.’ If this is truly a non-RF meter which can’t be turned into a wireless meter, that means there would be no health, or privacy, or data selling, or hacking potential issues, or any other issue associated with RF radiation. This would leave only one possible reason to keep our analogs - possible dirty electricity (DE). Please see Robert Palma's white paper on DE here: http://www.rfreduce.com/robertsblog/dirty-electricity <http://www.rfreduce.com/robertsblog/dirty-electricity> And this possibility of dirty electricity gives rise to a key question about what is called ‘Switched Mode Power Supply.’ OK, do we really have to understand this? If you want to understand what is basically going on in this smart meter issue, the answer is yes, we do need to understand this, or at least be familiar with the term. Because switched mode power supply creates dirty electricity (DE) like nobody’s biz. Here is the best description I’ve found, from the smart meter opposition in Michigan: http://smartmetereducationnetwork.com/dirty-electricity-and-smart-meters.php <http://smartmetereducationnetwork.com/dirty-electricity-and-smart-meters..php> Which leaves the Question of the Day: Does Alliant’s non-smart meter work on ‘Switched Mode Power Supply’? (there are other names for switched mode power supply, listed in the article above). If Alliant’s non-smart meter is truly only a mechanical meter with a digital read out, and does not run via switched mode power supply, then there might be no significant issue with this meter. However, if Alliant’s non-smart meter runs via switched mode power supply - forget it. Then we must keep our analogs. I am awaiting techs to confirm this view, but this is my understanding from the research I’ve done so far. If you read about switched mode power supply and DE in the link provided, and on many other sites, you will see reference to digital meters which are not smart causing DE. But this is clearly not what Alliant describes as their non-smart meter offered to Iowa. The meters described by the Michigan site, and others, are described exactly as Alliant describes its opt out option #4 - the non-enabled (or disabled) smart meter - a smart meter which has not had its RF turned on. I have so far found no reference to any meter like Alliant’s non-smart meter anywhere in the country - but More Research Needed. Asking the IUB for something that has already been offered (a non-RF meter) is not necessary, and will greatly reduce our credibility with the IUB. Studying the IUBs makeup and history (such as the oil pipeline), it is likely that it will agree with Alliant that their non-smart meter resolves all RF-related complaints, unless we find out the Alliant non-smart meter uses switched mode power supply and therefore creates a major DE issue. Then we would have to make a huge science case against dirty electricity, which is so far relatively unknown outside well-informed circles. * All views herein on science tech are subject to review by qualified technical experts.* I am doing my best to find out if Alliant’s non-smart meter (opt out option #3) does or does not work on switched mode power supply. As soon as I find out, I will let you know. Again, if it uses switched mode power supply, it will create mucho DE, and we must keep our analogs. If Alliant's opt out option #3, the non-smart meter, does not run on switched mode power supply, it might be fine, as far as a home or office is concerned, to use Allliant’s non-smart meter, due to no RF, and no DE. * But that would not protect us from second-hand radiation from neighbors, about which there are many warnings, and it would not protect our community and society from smart meters. To do those two important things, keeping our analogs would NOT be enough. Only a statewide moratorium on smart meters, or similar action, would accomplish that. E. Please File Your Complaint ! If you have already filed an IUB complaint, please do not file another, and please do not file a second complaint with the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) in addition to an IUB complaint - the IUB asks ‘No more than one complaint per customer,’ and not to file complaints with both the IUB and OCA. It is better to file a complaint with the IUB than with the OCA although if you have filed with the OCA, that’s OK, they will just send to the IUB. We don’t know how the IUB would feel about filing addendums to a complaint. If you have already filed a complaint, the best thing you can do is to speak with your friends and neighbors in terms of non-RF meters. If you have NOT yet filed an IUB complaint: See the attached "19 Complaint Points" and "What Complaints Not to Make" (corrections to some suggested complaints sent around the community) In your complaint, we suggest that you ask the IUB to: 1. Require Alliant to continue to offer a non-RF meter with no switched mode power supply 2. Disallow opt out fees (* Cf. the math in the attached ‘Complaint Points’) 3. Statewide (or at least county-wide) moratorium on smart meters Two Ways to File an IUB Complaint: a) I no longer recommend the IUB online complaint form, because (as far as I can see) it does not allow for attachments, and attachments are good to include. So instead, b) Send your complaint by email to custo...@iub.iowa.gov <mailto:custo...@iub.iowa.gov> so that you can attach important scientific back up, such as the attached scientific research link list. The IUB has told us that this email complaint method is just as valid as their online complaint form. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ THE IUB COMPLAINT FORM AND INCLUDE ALL REQUESTED INFO IN YOUR EMAIL, SUCH AS YOUR ALLIANT ACCOUNT NUMBER ! Complaint Text I can’t recommend using the suggested complaint letter sent around by other honorable and respected parties, because too many of its points I feel are inappropriate or inaccurate,for various reasons. So that this email is not too long, I attach a suggested list of points to consider, and also some points which have been suggested that I feel are not useful and even in some cases counterproductive. It is far more convincing and effective to write your own complaint than to use a generic complaint written by and sent around by others (although a standardized complaint is certainly better than none). Cf. the attached ‘19 Complaint Points.’ Please make sure you are on Alliant’s ‘interest in opt out’ list. If you received their brochure a couple weeks ago, you are on that list. If you didn't receive it, you are probably not on that list, so you can call Alliant at 800-255-4268 <tel:(800)%20255-4268> to get on that list. To the best of our knowledge, being on that list does not commit you to anything other than receiving opt out information from them. OVERALL SUMMARY: Please file a complaint if you haven’t. I will let you know as soon as I find out whether or not Alliant’s non-smart meter uses switched mode power supply. If it does, we must keep our analogs due to maha dirty electricity (DE). If it does not, Alliant’s non-smart meter may be OK for the individual home and office (pending expert tech opinion) but that will not take care of second-hand radiation and our community and society. Complain to remove opt out fees, but only in the context of requiring Alliant to offer a non-smart meter with no switched mode power supply. Call for a statewide moratorium in your complaint. Or at least countywide. Thank you very much for your time and attention on protecting our national Super-Radiance community and therefore Iowa and the USA. Cordially, Einar 19 Complaint Points (Alliant Smart Meters) <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bJNkZGVmU_Xl73fvRobW3e4jrelFKLOHC_tmB0G16s8/edit?usp=drive_web> Complaints Not to Make (Corrections) <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c5NMixAkSmvSImJoUJjzJiWeYh92Zu30Ranb3_VwgF0/edit?usp=drive_web> EMF Resource Info <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rQMR5fywlXDdr-UgpmBfmngVounsO5KQbxanBj4PXFs/edit?usp=drive_web> -- 641-469-5659
