Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/05

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Public Utility Modernization
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 17:47:23 -0500
References: <C26177AB2C5347CAAE29FB671793316B@jimnichols> <p06240808cba3c50cc464@[192.168.1.101]>

Hi Herb,

The same arguments have arisen in Tullahoma, as well.  It will be 
interesting to see how it plays out.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Public Utility Modernization


> Some of this progress has been met with extreme resistance in Silicon 
> Valley. My town, Palo Alto, supplies all utilities and apparently has 
> eschewed modernization of the electric meters. But the rest of the area, 
> served by P. G. & E has has the old meters replace by "smart meters" which 
> transmit the data by ultra high frequency radio to a nearby central 
> receiver. The smart meters also take into account peak usage and the time 
> of day of the usage. Many people complained about steep increases in their 
> bills, and the paranoid among them complained about the radiation making 
> them ill. My recollection is that such a fuss was raised that P.G. & E was 
> offering to allow use of the old meters for a monthly fee to compensate 
> for the cost of having a guy read them.
>
> Herb
>
> Herb
>
>
>
>>For a small town, we seem to be making progress.  Some months ago, I
>>noticed that an attachment had been added to my natural gas meter,
>>allowing the meter to be read from the street.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Gas+Meter+Attachment.jpg.html
>>
>>In the last couple of days, my power and water meters have been
>>replaced.  The battery-powered water meter sits in the same hole in
>>the ground, beneath a cast iron cover.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Water+Meter.jpg.html
>>
>>The power meter replaced the old meter that had been in service for
>>many years.
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Electric+Meter.jpg.html
>>
>>The power and water meters will tranmit to a pole-mounted receiver
>>which will relay the information to the central office via existing
>>fiber optic cable.
>>
>>E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 60mm Macro, ISO 200, RAW
>>
>>Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>>Jim Nichols
>>Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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> -- 
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
>
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>
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