 should energy companies allow electricity customers to opt out of having smart meters installed to replace existing meters  yes 68 17 votes no 24 6 votes undecided 8 2 votes total votes 25 smart meters these are so dangerous the health ramifications of these have never been studied and the ability for them to control your electricity if they decide you are consuming too much by monitoring your usage and where the usage is coming from in your home is frightening what happened to the land of the free  smart meters the vote should be 100 i don t understand why 21 willing to give up your freedom the govt owns much of you already are you willing to let consumers energy own what the govt does no t do you not think what are they going to do in the future with the power they will have ida salisbury smart meters  i apologize for the length of this comment but this is an important subject in which few know anything to the 3 so far who have voted in this poll no consumer s shouldn t allow people to opt out in having their regular electric meter changed to a smart meter i would like to understand why you voted no i would like to know the extent to which you know about smart meters and why you think that a company who sells you a utility is entitled to detailed information in your home and i mean much more than how much electricy you used and how much they need to bill you with a smart meter installed you have lost all privacy about what is in your home and what goes on in your home minute by minute it s very scary big brother stuff google it and and or check out this link for a video  http wwwyoutubecom v 8jnfrj6kdi also someone i know sent the following letter to consumers as a notice of no consent for the installation of any smart meters on their properties as consumers indicates that property owners give implied consent i don t know to what extent this letter has any meaningful legal basis but read it as it does summarize the problems with smart meters which among other things transmit detailed wireless signals about activities in your home that can be intersepted by criminals i don t know what role the michigan public service commission has played could play in this matter nor what role they might serve if a property owner discovers that consumers or some other provider wishes to or has installed a smart meter be alert as consumers is changing out meters in michigan consumers energy lansing mi re notice of no consent to trespass and surveillance notice of liability dear consumers energy and all agents officers employees contractors and interested parties although you not have intention of installing such devices or smart meters at this time other states have adopted such devices this notice will cover any future negotiations for such monitoring devices at the addresses shown below if you intend to install a smart meter or any activity monitoring device at the below addresses you and all other parties are hereby denied consent for installation and use of all such devices on the below properties installation and use of any activity monitoring device is hereby refused and prohibited informed consent is legally required for installation of any surveillance device and any device that will collect and transmit private and personal data to undisclosed and unauthorized parties for undisclosed and unauthorized purposes authorization for sharing of personal and private information may only be given by the originator and subject of that information that authorization is hereby denied and refused with regard to the below properties and all its occupants smart meters violate the law and cause endangerment to residents by the following factors 1 they individually identify electrical devices inside the home and record when they are operated causing invasion of privacy 2 they monitor household activity and occupancy in violation of rights and domestic security 3 they transmit wireless signals which may be intercepted by unauthorized and unknown parties those signals can be used to monitor behavior and occupancy and they can be used by criminals to aid criminal activity against the occupants 4 data about occupant s daily habits and activities are collected recorded and stored in permanent databases which are accessed by parties not authorized or invited to know and share that private data by those who s activities were recorded 5 those with access to the smart meter databases can review a permanent history of household activities complete with calendar and timeofday metrics to gain a highly invasive and detailed view of the lives of the occupants 6 those databases may be shared with or fall into the hands of criminals blackmailers corrupt law enforcement private hackers of wireless transmissions power company employees and other unidentified parties who may act against the interests of the occupants under metered surveillance 7 smart meters are by definition surveillance devices which violate federal and state wiretapping laws by recording and storing databases of private and personal activities and behaviors without the consent or knowledge of those people who are monitored 8 it is possible for example with analysis of certain smart meter data for unauthorized and distant parties to determine medical conditions sexual activities physical locations of persons within the home vacancy patterns and personal information and habits of the occupants 9 your company has not adequately disclosed the particular recording and transmission capabilities of the smart meter or the extent of the data that will be recorded stored and shared or the purposes to which the data will and will not be put 10 electromagnetic and radio frequency energy contamination from smart meters exceeds allowable safe and healthful limits for domestic environments as determined by the epa and other scientific programs i forbid refuse and deny consent of any installation and use of any monitoring eavesdropping and surveillance devices on my property my place of residence and my place of occupancy that applies to and includes smart meters and activity monitoring devices of any and all kinds any attempt to install any such device directed at me other occupants my property or residence will constitute trespass stalking wiretapping and unlawful surveillance and endangerment of health and safety all prohibited and punishable by law through criminal and civil complaints all persons government agencies and private organizations responsible for installing or operating monitoring devices directed at or recording my activities which i have not specifically authorized in writing will be fully liable for any violations intrusions harm or negative consequences caused or made possible by those devices whether those negative consequences are justified by law or not this is legal notice after this delivery the liabilities listed above may not be denied or avoided by parties named and implied in this notice civil servant immunities and protections do not apply to the installation of smart meters due to the criminal violations they represent notice to principal is notice to agent and notice to agent is notice to principal all rights reserved this applies for the following properties signed by  smart meters i don t need consumers energy checking up on my energy consumption as long as i pay my bill it is none of their business what i am using the energy for butt out  smart meter cautions i want to thank anonymous for posting the notice of no consent i will print this and place it next to my electric meter which is now padlocked i will be opting out as i have one of those neurological conditions which is greatly aggravated by electromagnetic energy and rf waves so i will not allow this device which will once again make me sick on my house or even sicker i placed the padlock on the meter because i have read in several articles that even if you opt out they will come and install the smart meter anyways usually in the middle of the night when you re asleep if you are an person who wants to opt out the electric company has already placed a smart meter on your house and you want it removed and replaced with an analog again they will tell you that the analog meters are no longer made so you have to accept the digital version they claim they will turn the radio transmitter off this is not true analog electrical meters are still manufactured in mexico and can be found at electrical supply houses you will likely have to buy one and have a qualified electrician install it for you so that it is done properly note in california instead of using qualified electricians to switch these meters out the just gave people a couple of weeks training in how to install the meters and the result was that many meters arched melted down burned down houses etc even if you go along with the smart meter being placed on your house do you want rank amateur installing the meter jmho  should energy companies allow electricity customers opt out having smart meters installed replace existing meters  