seeking smart meter lawsuit saint louis missouri

Wanted Smart Meter Class Action Lawsuit Representation In Saint Louis, Missouri. 

The Saint Louis Smart Meter via Ameren UE has caused the normal electric bill to skyrocket with Eight Thousand Dollars due to back payments over the Electric Company didn't read the meter due to covid. 

I live in StLouis MO Ameren UE is offshoot of Union Electric from my research long ago. I am researching and seeking info on everyone's #smartmeter. Did your bills go up are the continuing to go up? pic.twitter.com/2uSmJDIhsT

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 5, 2022

The Normal Utility Bill before the smart meter was one-half to two-thirds less than the amount of electric usage we are using now.  We have the prior electric bills to prove this. There is no way our electric usage increased by the amount shown in the new electric bills. 

Just like many people during covid, we have been in a money crunch with loss of work and cut many things out of our lives to lessen our monthly utility bills.  Even though we lessened the electric usage the bills have gone up and up; especially after the smart meter was installed. 

One of my first stops after learning about Smart Meters and Utility Bill Increases was Money In Politics using Open Secrets.  It was there I learned about how much money was given to my local politicians from the Utility Company. 

In the Prior 2 years the Utility Companies have dolled out almost Two Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to the StLouis Politicians. 

$$2,595,708 reasons why Politicians are not listening to the People in StLouis Missouri. I'm tracking MONEY is politics with Open Secrets.

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 5, 2022

While searching for Smart Meter information and seeing all the negative things people were sharing online and on Facebook. I then searched for Class Action Lawsuit in Missouri over Smart Meters and found this and the Facebook Group 

I see others in South Missouri who are part of a Class Action Lawsuit against their Utility Company. Is there anything like that in #StLouis ???

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 5, 2022

At first glance I saw $202,854.00  was given to them directly.  Then I saw Lobbyist Spent $1,600,000 in 2022 and $2,190,000 in 2021.  yes that is Millions of Dollars spent by Lobbyist to encourage the Politicians to create laws and regulations that will benefit their companies.  All three of those amounts add up to: $2,595,708.00

Is this why our electric payments have increased? And there is another increase that is being sought by the utility company? 

These Donations are not just one Sided.  The Utility Company is hedging their bets and gives freely to both political parties Democrat and Republican. The next image is money given to Missouri Senators.

Here is a graph that tracks money in politics with amounts given to House of Representatives.  Once again the Utility Company gives freely to both parties, Republic and Democrats alike.

If anyone reading this blog post about StLouis Smart Meter Sky Rocketing Electric Bill Dollar Amounts please send me an email, contract me on twitter, Facebook, or use the contact form on this blog.

Four States Against Smart Meters - Liberty Utilities Group

If there is anything else I should be aware of with the Saint Louis Smart Meters please get in touch. 
 

This is not the 1st time I have written about Ameren UE. I have been sharing their shenannigans many times here is a link: Ameren UE   Ameren UE Greed  

you can listen to the above tweets at this weblink: Twitter Thread to Voiceover It didn't come out very well I AM going to contact the developer and ask for suggestions. Feel free to read just this collection of tweets at: Twitter Thread Reader App

Below is a facebook post in re.  

Are the Electricity Rates to High where you live? This maybe the Reason:

Economist and former Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (“PUCO”) Paul Centolella explains further:A utility’s economic interests are not aligned with encouraging efficient demand participation in wholesale power markets. Most utility business models are based on earning a return on rate base, capital invested to meet consumer demand. Reducing customer demand often is in direct competition with opportunities for the utility to invest and increase future profitability. Moreover, demand reductions that reduce sales also may erode near term profits. In some jurisdictions, when sales to its own customers decline, the utility may not be able to retain any savings in fuel costs and / or profits from any off-system sales.

Source Cout Papers: 178 Centolella, Ex. A at 22. https://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/2020-10-20_voltus_complaint.pdf

https://stlhandyman.tumblr.com/post/697574154408509440/are-the-electricity-rates-to-high-where-you-live

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Smart Meters Controversy

Controlling Energy Spend-How Smart Meters Will Benefit Commercial Customers

By Matthew Kim, Prenova
We've all heard that the only guarantees in life are death and taxes. We in the power industry can add one more: Customers will resist smart meters without powerful and immediate cost benefits.
We're already seeing things happen in California and Texas, and it's likely that customers in other markets will follow. While most protests thus far have come from residential customers, it's vital to watch how commercial customers react. If the business community thinks smart meters drive up energy costs, they will react just as quickly and negatively as the residential sector.

With technology advancing quickly and customers looking for information, the utility industry must effectively communicate the benefits of smart meters and other smart grid technology. Although homeowners have cited information security and personal privacy as major concerns, the biggest protests come from those who say they are being overcharged for electricity. Side-by-side tests to confirm meter accuracy are still under way, but higher costs are more likely to be the result of an unusually cold winter. Had winter temperatures been closer to normal, fewer people would have been shocked by their electricity bills.

A similar problem is approaching as a result of improving economic conditions. Natural gas prices are significantly lower than normal, meaning gas-fired generation is cheaper than it has been in several years. In summer 2008, a contract for 1,000 cubic feet was hovering above $13, while in summer 2009 it was less than $4. As the economy begins to recover, increasing demand and depleted reserves for natural gas will drive costs up again. Electricity rates will rise particularly in areas dependent on natural gas for generation. Customers must understand that these inevitable rate increases are results of market forces and are not because of smart meter technology implementation.

Smart meter technology enables utilities to communicate pricing information directly to end customers, making it possible to implement broad-scale dynamic pricing. This is good for the utility industry, but it might present a challenge for commercial customers. Consider a commercial office building. Unlike many industrial facilities, few commercial buildings are occupied 24/7. Rather, they are generally busiest from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Therefore, the majority of their energy use occurs during peak hours. Moving to a time-of-use rate structure could result in higher energy costs than a fixed-rate structure.

If you accept that dynamic pricing is the future of the utility industry, then you'll see why this could pose a problem for commercial customers. The technology holds the solution: Smart meters, in combination with other readily available applications and technologies, make it possible for building operators to proactively manage their property to use less energy when rates are highest.

While this might sound time-consuming, many smart meters already communicate energy prices and allow customers to monitor consumption in real time. More advanced solutions generate alerts when cost, consumption or both rise above defined thresholds so action can be taken. There are even applications that can model future energy requirements based on weather forecasts. This allows a building operator to plan an energy management strategy in advance if energy use is projected to exceed targets in coming days, such as when exceptionally high temperatures are likely. By providing tools like these to customers and helping them develop consumption management plans, the utility industry can ensure that the commercial sector achieves the benefits of smart meters. And demonstrating how smart meters can help a business increase its bottom line will squelch opposition.

Matt Kim is director of product management, solutions and technology for Prenova, a company that buys more than $2 billion in energy each year for dozens of brands, including Crate and Barrel, Dollar Tree, Costco and other national chains.


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