Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

Michelle, Sacramento
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From Dec 2010 to April 2011 four ‘smart meters’ were installed within 20 feet of our bed. Since that time we’ve
experienced headaches, ringing in the ears, heart palpitations and insomnia, ONLY when we sleep in our bed
in this house. We’ve had SDG&E out on several occasions and have requested to opt-out of the ‘smart meters’
and return to analog. The SDG&E reps say that there is NO alternative to the ‘smart meters’! Also our city
block’s main grid ‘smart meter’ is located in front of our home, so short of moving, we don’t know what to do!
Friends in Northern Calif. tell us that PG&E offers an ‘opt out’ program for their customers. Plus many cities
there have chosen not to have ‘smart meters’ at all. Why can’t SDG&E give us that same option in Southern
Calif?
At least with cell phones, microwave ovens and computers, we have the choice to buy them or not, and when to
turn them off. What about all the families with small children who live in apartments or condos with hundreds
of ‘smart meters’ in banks of adjoining bedroom walls? We should all have a choice with our metering system,
especially since so many are having health issues with the ‘smart meters’, and the long term effects of
microwave exposure are still unknown.
Not long ago we were told that high tension power lines were safe, but over time statistics have shown that the
incidence of several types of illnesses, including cancer, is much higher for people living beneath those wires.
We can all only hope that you, (our California Public Utilities Commission) will step in and create a state wide
free opt-out program soon, or maybe this is something to be put on the ballot and let the residents of
California decide for ourselves? Vicki, San Diego
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Submitted on 2011/09/01 at 9:03 am
I live in Perris CA in an apartment complex that also has swap the old analog meters for smart meters. The
meters are directly outside of my bedroom wall. Eversince these smart meters were installed every night while
trying to sleep I can hear this buzzing, humming sound that gives me horrible migraine headaches n heart
palpitations. I wake up feeling tired, nauseas and not well rested whatsoever due to all the disturbance this
smart meter brings upon not only myself but also my little four year old daughter that sleeps with me every
night. I know that these smart meters are a big health risk because of all the symptoms my daughter and I
have been experiencing since they were installed. I really wish that this issue can be seriously investigated
because I know that I’am not the only person experiencing the same issues and our electric company should be
held accountable. I hope this matter gets resolved quickly before people become more seriously ill. We need our
old analog meters back!!!!!
Thanks,
Julie Reynoso
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I currently have a 4 bedroom house that I can only use two bedrooms of due to the radiation being emitted
from your smart meters. My daughter had the classic symptoms from having slept in the room adjacent to the
meter for 9 months before I realized that her problems coincided with the installation of the meters. I have had
the radiation levels measured in her room and she was getting dosed with high levels of MW radiation every
couple of minutes all night long for nine months. I need my home to be a safe haven, my daughter needs her
room back, give me the option to protect my family from microwave radiation. electrosmog21 on youtube.
Paul, CA
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