Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

our apartment in spite of debilitating symptoms, including head aches, diarrhea, nausea, hand numbness,
chest pains, neck pains, and extremely upsetting cognitive impairment. We are having to move into a van and
are currently searching for a place to park/live where we can remain relatively healthy – at least functional. I
have had to cut down on the hours I can work, and usually have to work under very difficult conditions, in
terms of symptoms. There is utterly no mystery here in terms of causation – most symptoms diminish the
further away my son and I get from electro-smog sources. After a big exposure, though, it takes some time to
recover to the usual level (of discomfort!)
The CPUC has allowed PG&E to ruin my son’s and my health, and that of many, many others, and we have had
no recourse but to take the brunt of it with no official help – even doctors at this point are generally ignorant
of the EHS phenomenon (in this country). So where’s the accountability? This travesty is indefensible and
unconscionable. PG&E needs to stop this madness immediately, and the CPUC needs to make them stop. And
we victims of this outrageous breach of public trust need to be compensated. Anon, CA.
___________________________________
For over a year my parents have been waiting to have their smart meter replaced with an analog meter for
health reasons. PGE has been unresponsive and neglected my parents health and their request to have the
smart meter removed.
As soon as the smart meter was put onto my sisters home last year, her family began experiencing ringing in
their ears, headaches and malfunctioning of electrical devices such as their cell phones, laptop and baby
monitor. PGE refused to take off their smart meter. They had to move out of the city because of the health
problems they experienced once the smart meter was installed.
During the year that my parents have been living with smart meters their health has deteriorated. In the past
year my mother has lost much of her ability to speak clearly and walk without assistance. My father, who was
diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease approximately fifteen years ago, yet had improved after a new Deep Brain
Stimulation (DBS) procedure in 2009, has also experienced increased problems with balance and speech.
We are concerned that the two smartmeters on their residence are interfering with the functioning of his DBS
implant, a pacemaker-like device that sends electric signals into his brain to stimulate dopamine production.
The device’s use manual warns against exposure to EMF and RF radiation. We called the engineer hotline for
the company that manufactures the DBS device, Medtronics, and the staff recommended having the
smartmeter removed. We have learned that no studies have been conducted concerning the risk of a
smartmeter affecting the health of a person with a DBS. We notified PGE, however they ignored our request to
have the smartmeter replaced with an analog meter.
PGE is obligated to comply with the federal Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the
California Unruh Civil Rights Act, as well as other state and federal laws, mandating that you make changes to
rules, policies, or practices, or services that may be necessary to allow a person with a disability the equal
opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. Please be advised that my father and mother, are deemed disabled by
the Social Security Administration and, therefore, are people with a handicap under the relevant antidiscrimination
laws. This letter places you on notice of our need and request for a reasonable accommodation
in the form of immediate re-installing analog meters on his dwelling. (Anon Family, Alameda County CA)
____________________________________
I am doing all the research I can to fight the Northwestern Energy Co’s illegal installation of a smart reader.
Since the installation took place in March, 2011, my 14 year old cat has developed a bad eye infection and is
now going blind in one eye. Rabbits I recently purchased and put in my barn due to cold weather have given
birth to still born or highly deformed litters (the barn is much closer to the smart reader than my house)
emfsafetynetwork.org/?page_id=2292
18/67