Telsla And Smart Meters

 

 Early this morning, Elon Musk finally revealed Tesla's plans for the home:

 battery systems designed to store up to 10 kWh of power. 

The company is leveraging the battery technology they've developed for their electric cars to enable more people to switch to renewable power for their homes. 

There will be two models of the battery. The 10 kWh version will cost $3,500, and the 7 kWh version will cost $3,000. 

They can deliver power at a continuous rate of 2kW, with peaks up to 3 kW. 

Crucially, the batteries will be warrantied for 10 years. 

Musk thinks the market for home batteries will expand to at least two billion, eventually. But even a much smaller uptake for now will validate the creation of Tesla's "gigafactory."

"The gigafactory is the recipient of the largest incentive package ever given by Nevada at $1.3 billion, which followed a hotly contested tax incentive bidding war between various states to land the Tesla battery plant. 

For the investment to pay off, Tesla needs to convince hundreds of thousands of consumers per year to buy its cars and battery products, with the gigafactory serving as a cornerstone to the company's sales strategy. ... 

An early gigafactory rendering released by Tesla stated that the plant will have an annual battery pack output of 50 gigawatt hours — the bulk of which will go toward batteries for cars with most of the remainder to be allocated for stationary batteries, according to figures mentioned by Tesla's chief technology JB Straubel last year. 

The gigafactory's sheer scope makes other battery products a possibility as well."

This company will prosper and  their battery products will be in very high demand.

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Here is why...

What if you could store in battries your electricity during non~peak hours when rates for electricty are much lower and then use that electricity from your batteries during the more expensive peak~hours? 

That would lower your overall cost for electricity annually.

Better yet install solar cells on your roof and use Tesla batteries to store for night hour usuage.

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Why do you want your own source of electricity?  

The power companies have installed interactive smart meters on every ones homes.

Smart Meters are a surveillance device.

They are a search without a warrant.

 They collect detailed energy usage, for instance:

*when you cook
*watch TV
*whether you are home or not
*when you turn on a light
*or if you have guests 

This data is very valuable because it can reveal patterns about what you do and when.

California utility companies admitted they are providing smart meter data to the government and third parties.

(More on smart grid privacy: Electronic Privacy Information Center)

The World Health Organization classifies RF (Radio Frequency) as a 2B carcinogen, same as DDT and lead.

 Military studies here and here show pulsed radiation can cause serious health problems, including tinnitus, memory loss and seizures.

 Thousands of studies link biological effects to RF radiation exposure, including increased cancer risk, damage to the nervous system, adverse reproductive effects, DNA damage, and more.

   The top public health official in Santa Cruz County California prepared this report, confirming Smart Meters pose a health risk.

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) sent this letter to the CPUC calling for a halt to wireless smart meters.

(See also this letter from Dr. Carpenter, endorsed by 50+experts.)

Read about customers smart meter health complaints, which include sleep problems, headaches, nausea, anxiety, heart palpitations, tinnitus and ear pain, concentration and memory problems, dizziness, immune, nervous and hormonal system impacts.

 Smart meter installations are causing fires, explosions and burnt out appliances in homes across the US Canada and Australia. See the shocking compilation of reports: Smart Meter Fires and Explosions.

There have beenwidespread reports of smart meter billing overcharges.  Smart meters are also failing and needing to be replaced.

  In 2010, PG&E reported over 43,000 Smart Meter problems of one kind or another. A lawsuit filed was against PG&E in California.

Read customers Smart Meter Complaints about cost and other problems including interference. Time of use metering raises many concerns: The Need for Essential Consumer Protection.

Utility companies are using our homes and businesses for their microwave networks! 

The electric meter operates around 900 mhz and 2.4Ghz. 

It constantly transmits and repeats data from 500 +/- homes in a mesh network, which includes collectors which repeat signals back to the utility via cell towers.  

Depending on where your home is located within the mesh network will determine how much radiation your meter transmits.

 PG&E finally admitted that the electric meters send an average of 10,000 pulses per meter per day, at a peak power of 2 1/2 watts and a maximum of 190,000 per day!  

Smart Grid proponents are expecting consumers will install a Home Area Network (HAN) and new smart appliances.

 Installing the HAN will allow the utility company to further monitor your electric usage and control the grid, by turning off certain appliances during peak use time, as they need.

Legal Efforts in California

The EMF Safety Network filed a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Application in April of 2010 asking for a moratorium on the deployment, public health hearings and an RF emissions study.

 In December of 2010 the CPUC dismissed the application even though no hearings were held in the case.

 An appeal was filed in January of 2011. The CPUC denied the appeal and on July 11, 2012 we filed a lawsuit against the CPUC.

 In 2012 the CA court denied the lawsuit, without comment.

The CPUC and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have rubber stamped utility  safety claims that the meters transmit a few times a day at 1 watt.

The CPUC finally ordered Investor Owned Utilities (IOU’s) to allow customers to opt out of Smart Meters in 2012.

 However they are charging customers fees, calling the opt-out program a service.

 In Vermont customers can keep analog meters at no cost, and so can customers in Los Angeles, CA.  

 The EMF Safety Network is fully participating in the CPUC opt out proceeding.

 The most current filing can be read here.

 The EMF Safety Network started the campaign against smart meters in Sebastopol California in 2009.

Are Smart Meters Smart?

  Today there are action groups throughout California, in many US states, Canada, Australia and Europe. Find one in your area.