Comments on: Wanna Test Out PG&E's Smart Meters? http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/ Mon, 20 May 2013 00:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Smart Meter Backlash, Again: This Time in Texas http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/#comment-28802 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:01:27 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46898#comment-28802 [...] case, utility PG&E actually did end up slowing down its smart meter deployment in the area and looked to hire an independent auditor to test the accuracy of the meters. Both PG&E and network vendor Silver Springs Networks stated [...]

]]> By: Cali Utilities: Get Ready to Give Your Customers Smart Meter Data! http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/#comment-28801 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:29:02 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46898#comment-28801 [...] insists that hot weather and a newly implemented tiered rate structures are to blame, and the CPUC has ordered a third-party audit of the smart meter [...]

]]> By: Ken Hopwood http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/#comment-28800 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:46:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46898#comment-28800 I live in Bakersfield and from my perspective PG&E would have fared much better if they had taken the complaints seriously and not immediately blamed the higher usage on the customer. If they had made an effort to look into the problem first, I think it would have gone much better for them. I do not yet have the latest meter and have not experienced a problem myself.

]]> By: 5 o?clock roundup: AT&T admits its network?s flaws, PG&E looks for smart meter testers, Pandora wants to be in your car, and more | qface & sowmo sky http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/#comment-28799 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:08:16 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46898#comment-28799 [...] PG&E hunts for contractors to test smart meters — Following the Bakersfield lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric alleging that smart meters have hiked electricity rates, the utility is looking for independent contractors to retest their accuracy. Last week, the California Public Utility Commission called for contractors to apply to test the devices by Dec. 11. Earth2Tech has more. [...]

]]> By: Rise & Shine: December 8, 2009 | Sweet Solar Home http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/#comment-28798 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:30:13 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46898#comment-28798 [...] INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS Wanna Test Out PG&E’s Smart Meters? The chosen contractors will need to test the meters, communications, meter management system [...]

]]> By: Wanna Test Out PG&E’s Smart Meters? « SmartGrid Current http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/#comment-28797 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:54:29 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=46898#comment-28797 [...] Wanna Test Out PG&E’s Smart Meters? Posted December 7, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized | http://earth2tech.com/2009/12/07/wanna-test-out-pges-smart-meters/ [...]

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