WI smart meter complaints: ‘There’s way too much government control’

By Ryan Ekvall and Alyssa Hertig| Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON – David Kreinz  must feel a little bit like Mick Jagger circa 1965 –  He can’t get no satisfaction, though he says he’s tried and he’s tried.

Kreinz is among at least 68 Wisconsinites since the beginning of 2010 to have filed a complaint with the Public Service Commission about smart meters, Wisconsin Reporter has learned through an open records request.

“Nothing happened after I spoke with these agencies since Wisconsin is not an opt-out state,” Kreinz said. “We got these meters jammed down our throats, whether we wanted them or not.  Take it, like it and that’s it.  I just want it out of my house.”

Municipalities may set their own opt-out policies for smart meters. The PSC estimated in 2012 that about half of the nearly 600 regulated water utilities had advanced meters in service.

That hasn’t stopped a growing number of concerned citizens from pushing back on the utilities.

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