Wednesday, August 1, 2012
There will also be a monthly charge for meter-readings, the company proposes.
If you choose to opt out of DTE Energy's smart meter program, it will cost you. In a report filed this week with the Michigan Public Service Commission, DTE Energy outlined its proposal for allowing customers to opt-out of the new meter program that is being implemented in Rochester and Rochester Hills. The proposal involves a one-time $87 fee in addition to monthly $15 fees. The report follows months of impassioned pleas by energy customers and investigations by both the MPSC and the energy companies. DTE is installing 825,000 smart meters, also known as AMI meters, in southeast Michigan as part of an $83.8 million grant. Smart meters measure and record electricity usage with digital technology instead of the traditional gears and dials…
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The energy company will develop a program that will let residents in Rochester and Rochester Hills opt out of the new meter installation.
In a report filed Friday with the Michigan Public Service Commission, DTE Energy said it would allow an "opt-out" option on the controversial smart meters that are being installed in Rochester and Rochester Hills. A customer would pay an additional cost for opting out, the report stated. The report was in response to the MPSC's investigation into the meters that DTE and other regulated electric utilities are installing across the state. DTE is installing 600,000 smart meters, also known as AMI meters, in southeast Michigan as part of an $83.8 million grant. Smart meters measure and record electricity usage with digital technology instead of the traditional gears and dials. The technology involves the use of radio frequency waves to …
Friday, January 13, 2012
The Michigan Public Service Commission will ask DTE about safety, privacy and whether customers can opt out of the new smart meter program.
Spurred by resolutions approved by local governments, including Rochester and Rochester Hills, the Michigan Public Service Commission on Thursday launched an investigation into the deployment of smart meters by DTE Energy and other regulated electric utilities in the state. DTE is installing 600,000 smart meters in southeast Michigan as part of an $83.8 million grant. Smart meters measure and record electricity usage with digital technology instead of the traditional gears and dials. The technology involves the use of radio frequency waves to transmit data to DTE. They are being installed in Rochester and Rochester Hills, where residents successfully urged both city councils last month to approve resolutions urging the MPSC to …
Monday, December 12, 2011
City asks Michigan Public Services Commission to review and analyze resident concerns about new digital meters and also require DTE to allow residents to "opt out."
Rochester City Council approved on Monday night a resolution that asks for review and analysis of the DTE "Smart Meters" that are being installed in the city. The resolution passed 7-0 without discussion. It follows two months of public comments from residents of Rochester and neighboring communities who have expressed concerns about the possible health effects and privacy issues surrounding the new meters. The resolution also asks the Michigan Public Services Commission, which regulates DTE and the state's public utilities, to require DTE to offer customers the ability to opt out of having a smart meter installed at their home. DTE is installing 600,000 smart meters in southeast Michigan as part of an $83.8 million grant. Smart meters …
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Rochester will consider a resolution that will ask DTE to offer an "opt out" option; Rochester Hills will hear from DTE representatives.
The city of Rochester will consider tonight a resolution that asks the Michigan Public Services Commission to review public concerns over the digital "smart meters" that DTE is installing across town. The resolution asks the MPSC to require DTE offer customers the ability to opt out of having a smart meter installed at their home. DTE is installing 600,000 smart meters in southeast Michigan as part of an $83.8 million grant. Smart meters measure and record electricity usage with digital technology instead of the traditional gears and dials. The technology involves the use of radio frequency waves to transmit data to DTE. Rochester's full resolution is attached as a PDF file to this story; it reads, in part: "Now therefore, be it resolved …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Representatives of the company will speak to Rochester Hills City Council on Monday.
New energy meters are being installed on the outside of homes in Rochester and Rochester Hills, and both residents and city leaders have some questions they want answered. On Monday night, representatives of DTE Energy, which is installing the new "smart" meters in both cities, will answer those questions and provide details of the program to a Rochester Hills audience. A DTE spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that Bob Sitkauskas, a DTE manager in charge of the smart meter project, and Mike Palchesko, a regional DTE manager, will attend Monday's regular City Council meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Rochester Hills City Hall. Smart meters measure and record electricity usage with digital technology instead of the traditional gears and…
Thursday, December 1, 2011
The new, digital meters are being installed now in Rochester and Rochester Hills.
Some residents of Rochester don't want DTE Energy to install a new, digital "smart" meter on their home. They worry about the possible effects of radio frequency emissions — and about privacy. The new meters monitor a customer's usage with precision online. But right now, residents have no way of opting out of what the public utility refers to as its Advanced Metering Infrastructure: DTE workers are slowly making their way across the city, converting the old manual meters attached to the outside of homes to the newer, high-tech meters. Concerned that the change is being forced upon residents against their will, Rochester City Council members will consider a resolution that would ask DTE to allow residents to say "no" to a new meter. The …
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Debbie
1:48 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
Nice! Give us something we don't want and then charge us to remove it! Good money maker, DTE! more ›