To: Mr. Greg Munro, CEO, Pam Patton, Board of Director, Bob Formwalt, Board of Director, Ken Fox, Board of Director, Lindon, Board of Director, Thomas Compton, Board of Director, Jerry McCaw, Board of Director, Davin Montoya, Board of Direct...
La Plata Electric Association BAN (AMI) SMART METERS/AMI's
La Plata Electric Association and LPEA Board of Directors should ban Advanced Meter Infrastructure contracts and installation plans. Customer(s) and member(s) concerns regarding health, privacy, security and cost-effectiveness are issues why Advanced Meter Infrastructure, smart meters should be banned.
If La Plata Electric Association and LPEA Board of Directors do not call for a BAN, then the AMI program should be "upon the customers request". Meaning customers and members have to opt into the AMI program. Customers and members who do not opt-in are automatically opting out and will not be charged additional fee(s) to do so.
If La Plata Electric Association and LPEA Board of Directors do not call for a BAN, then the AMI program should be "upon the customers request". Meaning customers and members have to opt into the AMI program. Customers and members who do not opt-in are automatically opting out and will not be charged additional fee(s) to do so.
Why is this important?
WHEREAS significant and serious health, privacy, cost and other concerns have been identified regarding the installation of wireless Advanced Meter Infrastructure at the residence and business of La Plata Electric Association customers and members, and whereas LPEA has plans to proceed to install wireless AMIs although it recognizes there is active discussion and ongoing science debate into the possible health and environmental effects related to RF, and it is aware that on May 31, 2011, the World Health Organization classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as a Class 2B, a possible human carcinogen, and called for further investigation. LPEA also recognizes that on January 19, 2012, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, publicly announced, “An immediate moratorium on smart meter installation until these serious public health issues are resolved. Continuing with their installation would be extremely irresponsible”. The below signed also does not give consent for Advanced Meter Infrastructure device(s) to be installed at their private residence or owned business, and does not give LPEA permission to obtain personal information beyond kilowatt(s) used read by any utility meters and anything more will be an “invasion of privacy”. The LPEA Board of Directors has authority to stop all contracts with Tantalus and abandon in total the installation of wireless metering devices/AMI’s, or modify for an opt-in option therefore making wireless metering devices an Opt In program. Those customers who choose not to participate shall automatically be opting out and not be charged a fee, since this is an optional program.
THEREFORE, the customers and members signed below of La Plata Electric Association request LPEA Board of Directors give a directive for LPEA to abandon in total the installation of AMI’s, or any wireless communications device(s). If LPEA Board of Directors continues the with wireless meters/AMI’s installation plans, then LPEA Board of Directors are to make AMI’s to be installed upon the customers and members request, customers and members must opt into the program. Customers and members, who do not opt in, automatically are opting out and no extra fee(s) will be charged.
THEREFORE, the customers and members signed below of La Plata Electric Association request LPEA Board of Directors give a directive for LPEA to abandon in total the installation of AMI’s, or any wireless communications device(s). If LPEA Board of Directors continues the with wireless meters/AMI’s installation plans, then LPEA Board of Directors are to make AMI’s to be installed upon the customers and members request, customers and members must opt into the program. Customers and members, who do not opt in, automatically are opting out and no extra fee(s) will be charged.