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PG&E executive caught spying on critics

Written on 9 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A senior PG&E executive, responsible for overseeing the utility’s controversial SmartMeter program, has admitted using a false name to try to join an online group opposed to the meters and secretly monitoring other online forums critical of PG&E. [Mercury News] William... (Continue reading)

New report confirms accuracy of SmartMeters

Written on 3 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

A new study by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) concludes that the SmartMeters used by PG&E are accurate and not to blame for a recent spike in electric bills. [Press Democrat] However, the $1.4 million study, released Thursday at... (Continue reading)

PG&E told to release SmartMeter reports

Written on 6 May, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is ordering PG&E to make public the company’s status reports on the deployment of its SmartMeters, whose accuracy is the subject of a state investigation. [San Francisco Chronicle] Michael Peevey, commission president, told PG&E... (Continue reading)

PG&E facing customer revolt

Written on 2 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 13 comments

Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has halted installation of the so-called “smart utility meter” in Bakersfield after hundreds of customers complained that the readings weren’t accurate.  [Bloomberg News] The meters, designed as the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s push to... (Continue reading)