Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

“Other physical problems relate to people who have metal in their bodies:
dental metals (such as silver-mercury amalgams or gold inlays); or wear metal
jewelry or metal eyeglasses (the metal intensifies the RF). People with
pacemakers, prosthetic devices, and wireless insulin pumps have had medical
problems due to RF interference.” *
Other complaints regarding Smart Meters are numerous reports from various
customers across the nation who have experienced fires, explosions, and
power surges which have destroyed some electrical devices in their homes.**
“Smart” meters have not been tested by Underwriters Laboratories and do not
carry the “UL” label, required for electronic devices. With their 116-year record
and having developed more than 1,000 standards for safety, why is UL
certification missing on these meters? The EMR Policy Institute further notes
that “components of Smart Meters are out of compliance with the National
Electric Code (NEC) because they trip the Ground Fault Interrupters and Arc
Fault Interrupters, creating a fire hazard. …Un-intentional re-radiation of
RF/MW signal (with its higher energy) on the electrical wires may overload
wires, particularly in poorly grounded or ungrounded homes, or homes with
older wiring or faulty wiring.” *
A large part of the problem with Smart Meters can be resolved by redesigning
the devices so that they are NEC compliant and UL certified, and the
radiofrequency exposures can be eliminated by tying the meters into existing
phone lines to transmit signals. Until these two things happen, I don't want a
Smart Meter on my electrical pole.
The guy who tried to install the Smart Meter at my home had commented to
the husband that there had been a lot of customers that had refused the
installation of the new devices. Good for them. For now it seems that you can
opt out just by saying “no”, but it's possible the installation of these meters will
be made mandatory at some future date. You can't have a successful national
Smart Grid Program is some of the citizens don't want to get with the program.
*”Radiofrequency Radiation: The Invisible Hazards of “Smart” Meters”
http://www.globalresearch.ca/PrintArticle.php?articleId=26082