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Indian Valley Record Wednesday, May4, 2011 11A Nddl t d 1 The first day there was one man and a sign; the next, volunteers were like busy bees in their efforts to build the gazebo on what is known as the triangle park. The Johns family donated the land, and Lanis LeBaron took the lead in coordinating what has become a multi-year project. It will be useable but not totally finished until the county and state perform roadbed work sometime in the future. Photo by Alicia Knadler II Delaine Fragnoli Managing Editor dfragnoli@plumasnews.com PG&E customers who have safety or other concerns about SmartMeters can now delay installation. The company announced April 25 that customers who have not yet received a SmartMeter could tempo- rarily delay the installation of their new meter. PG&E began installing the contro- versial meters in Plumas County last month. Customers who wish to postpone their SmartMeter installation can do so by calling a dedicated toll-free number: (877) 743-7378. There is no fee associated with this delay. Under pressure, PG&E filed a proposal with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in March that, if approved, would provide customers the option to turn off the radios in their SmartMeters. The commission is currently reviewing the proposal. If the commission approves PG&E's radio-off option, cus- tomers who have requested a delay would still receive a SmartMeter, but they could have PG&E turn off the radios in their meters. But that option comes at a cost: an up-front fee of $135 - $270 and a monthly cost of $14 - $20 for a meter reader to come out and read the meter. These fees would be in addi- tion to customers' regular monthly energy bills. Critics say the radiation from the wireless meters poses a health risk. PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno said the devices emit 1 watt of power and transmit for 45 seconds a day a rate of exposure that would take 1,000 years to equal a typical month's worth of cellphone use. But critics also argue that radiation from cell- phones endangers users' health. Groups like Stop Smart Meters are holding out for the return of analog meters. The SmartMeters have also come under fire for be- ing inaccurate and causing customers' bills to skyrocket. PG&E claims an independent third-party study has verified the accuracy of the new me- ters. Moreno said that over time some of the old analog meters slow down, resulting in under reporting of energy use and artificially low bills. Background The SmartMeters attach to traditional electric meters and record hourly meter reads that are periodically transmitted via a dedicated radio frequency network to PG&E. The technology is part of the CPUC's effort to upgrade the state's energy infrastructure. SmartMeter installation began in southern and central California, where it has suffered a huge backlash. The CPUC has received hun- dreds of complaints from customers, and Bakersfield customers have filed a class action lawsuit. Assemblyman Jared Huffman introduced legislation, currently on hold, that would compel" PG&E to offer an opt-out. Complaints about the meters include the loss of jobs (meter readers will no longer be needed), much higher electric bills and loss of privacy (the company can tell what appliances customers are using when). PG&E has said there is nothing wrong with the meters and the higher bills are a result of other factors: rate hikes, summer tempera- tures and customers not shifting their use to off-peak times when rates are lower. The promise of Smart- Meters is that they ~ill allow customers to monitor their electric use so they can make more informed decisions about energy conservation. The problem: Currently, PG&E's meters do not have any in-home energy manage- ment displays or dashboards, so customers don't know how much energy they are using. PG&E does have plans to install these in the future. One industry observer has cautioned that if there is too much of a lag time between installation of the Smart- Meter and installation of the monitoring technology, the "consumer starts to feel disenfranchised." Others in the utilities in- dustry warn that companies like PG&E need to educate consumers about time-of-use rates. Under this model, con- sumers are charged a differ- ent rate according to when they use electricity. Shifting use to low-demand times results in lower rates, thus delaying or preventing construction of expensive new power plants and preventing the need for blackouts. ! I i' COMMUNITY CORNER X[EE KLY CALENDAR Thursday, May 5 WIC Program, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Indian Valley Resource Center, Main St., Greenville, 283-4093 or 1-800-WIC-4093. Immunizations and Family Planning, 10 a.m.-ll a.m. Greenville Town Hall. 283-6330. AA Big Book/Step Study, noon, First Baptist Church, Hot Springs Road, Greenville. Workshop for Plumas Artists, 2-4:30 p.m., Greenville Southern Baptist Church, Greenville Wolf Creek Road, 284-7069. Plumas County Fish and Game Commission, 7 p.m., Quincy Veterans Hall, Lawrence Street. Local 5-Day Forecast Friday, May 6 Sewing, Crafts and Coffee, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Taylorsville Community United Methodist Church, Nelson Street, 284-7861 or 284-7670. National Association of Re- tired Federal Employees, noon. Mountain View Manor Community Room, 283-4996. Order of the Eastern Star, Masonic Temple, 7 p.m. Main St. Greenville. Monday, May 9 Greenville High School Booster Club, 6 p.m., Room 401. AA, 7 p.m., First Lutheran Church, Bush Street, Greenville. Greenville Streetscape Com- mittee, 6:30 p.m., Call for meet- ing location, 284-6929. Wolf Creek 4-H, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, Hot Springs Road. Cal] advisor Randy Hov- land, 284-1545. Tuesday, May 11 Sewing, Crafts and Coffee, 10:30 a.m., potluck at noon: Tay- lorsville Community United Methodist Church, Nelson Street, 284-7861 or 284-7670. American Legion and Auxil- iary, 7 p.m., Greenville Legion Hall, Pine St. Call 284-7580 or 284-6829. Wednesday, May 12 Mental Health Advisory Board, Noon. Call for location, 283-6307. Family Night-Parent Advi- sory, 5:30 p.m., Roundhouse Council, 330 Bush St., Greenville, 284-6866. Sierra Cascade Street Rod- ders, 6 p.m., Champions Pizza, Quincy, 283-0284. Greenville Rotary, 6 p.m., In- dian Valley Community Center Conference Room, Highway 89, Greenville. Indian Valley Community Services District, 6:30 p.m., In- dian Valley Civic Center, 284- 7224. LAKE LEVELS Lake Almanor *Elevation tCurrent 4,487.87 ¥1 Year Ago 4,486.16 Lake Almanor **Capacity tCurrent 980,968 ¥1 Year Ago 937,508 Bucks Lake *Elevation 1"Current 5,141.63 ¥1 Year Ago 5,138.08 Bucks Lake **Capacity tCurrent 78,598 ¥1 Year Ago 68.818 *Elevation above sea level in ft. **Storage in acre ft. "l'April 29, 2Oll ¥May 2, 2010 LAST WEEK'S TEMPERATURES DATE HIGH LOW April 25 53 41 April 26 62 31 April 27 68 32 April 28 61 34 April 29 53 27 April 30 63 26 May 1 71 28 May 2 -- 33 Total Precip: 42.58 to date; Last Year this date: 30.73. Snow total: 12 ft., 10.5 in. Last year: 4 ft. (48 in.) Season is July 1 to June 30 Compiled by Raymond Hunt To help sponsor this page, please .contact our in Chester, 258-3115 Greenville Public Library 204 Ann St. • 284-7416 Mon., Tues., Wed.: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:30-5:30p.m. Thursday: 12 p.m.-4 p.m., 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday: 9:30 a.m.-lp.rn., 1:30-5 p.m. Today's Weather We~ Thu 5/4 5/5 Z;i 74/49 72/48 Mainly sunny. Highs Sunny, Highs in the in the mid 70s and low 70s and lows in loWS in the upper the upper 4Os, 40s. Sundee SunsetSundee Sunset 6:00AM 8:02PM5:59AM 8:93PM Fd 5/6 65/47 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the ,mid 60s and lows in the upper 40s, Sundee Sunset 5:58 A~/ 8:04 PM Sat 5/7 63/44 Mainly sunny, Highs in the low 60S and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrlee Suneet 5:57 AM 8:05 PM Sun 5/8 60/43 MIx Of SUn and C$ouds. Highs in the IOW 60S and lOWS in ~ lew 40s. Sundan Sun~ 5:55 AM 8:06 PM California At A Glance R~:lding ::!!::%1] ,' 87161 : ?: :i1 Gleenville il " I 74/49 % ~'~i : Saora~qento ,."'½ 89158\ San F~Isco"~ 74/58~, X ,[ ~,.- Bakersfield;~:ii~ • 94/65 ...... San 80/63 Moon Phases New First May3 May10 Full Last May17 May24 UV Index Wed 514 ~ Very High Thu 5/51 Very High Fri 5/6 Very High Sat 5/7 Very High Sun 5/6 Very High The UV Index Is measured ~l a 0-11 number scale, ~ a highe¢ UV Index sh°wing the need f°r greater skin Pr°" tection, 0 ~ :': :~i~ 11 Ares Cities Lint :rm~oI.]il l~, Anaheim 86 58 sunny Modesto SakarSrleld 94 65 sunny Mojave Barstow 95 57 sunny Monterey Biythe 101 66 mstsunny Needles Chics 89 58 sunny Oakland CostaMana 82 61 sunny Palmdale El Centro 09 64 rest sunny Pasadena Eureka 62 48 sunny Redding Fresno 91 60 sunny Riverside Los Angeles 83 60 sunny Sacramento National Cities IL~.u ' ;rm~KrrK. Atlanta 68 45 sunny Houston Boston 64 47 rain Los Angeles Chicago 58 42 mst sunny Miami Dalles 75 50 sunny Minneapolis Denver 70 38 mst sunny New York ll~l~ t~., .~=~.i,l.ll| , 91 81 sunny SaUnas 84 57 sunny 89 58 sunny San Bernatdino 92 57 sunny 69 51 sunny San Diego 80 63 rest sunny 160 6g sunnySan Francisco 74 58 sunny 79 57 sunny San Jo6e 84 58 sunny 91 55 sunny Santa Barbara 77 59 sunny 89 59 sunny Stockton 90 59 sunny gO 56 sunny Susanville74 42 sunny 91 55 sunny Truckee 67 39 sunny 89 59 sunny Visalle 91 58 sunny : ii I~i*I'llI I[~ lie !;I~,ial, 79 56 rest sunny Phoenix 94 67 sunny 83 60 sunny San Francisco 74 58 sunny 85 73 pt sunny Seattle 62 48 pt sunny 63 47 pt sunny St Louis 68 50 sunny 65 50 ram Washington, DC 60 49 rain CHURCHES Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, 284-7517 or 284-1414. Hid°way Rd.. Greenville. First Baptist, 284-7714, 133 Hot Springs Rd.. Greenville• Christ the Redeemer Church, 284-1003, 120 Bush St., GreerMlle. c~ranglican.org. First Lutheran, 284-7683. 116 Bush St.. Greenville. Greenville Assembly of God, 284-6586, Forgay & Setzer. Greenville. Seventh-Day Adventist, 310-2042, Hwy. 89, next to Sierra Sunrise. Greenville. Southern Baptist, 284-7522, 241 Greenville Wolf Creek Rd., Greenville. St. Anthony's Catholic Father Larry Beck. Jessie Street, Greenville. 283-0890. Sunday Mass, 11 a.rn.; Thursday Mass, noon. Community United Methodist Churches of Greenville and Taylorsville, 284-7316, 212 Pine St., Greenville and Nelson & War- ren St., Taylorsville. Indian Mission Full Gospel, N. Valley Rd.. Greenville. Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah's Witnesses, 284-6006. 1192 N. Valley Rd.. Greenville. Christ the Redeemer Church, 284-1003, First Lutheran, 120 Bush St., Greenville. ctrandlican.org. Lord's Chapel, 284-1852, 168 Hannon Ave., Indian Falls. iI Get current forecasts and road conditions with one click! 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