Smart Meters - Public Service Commission

SmartMeters, because I had heard that our unincorporated Sleepy Hollow area of Marin was going to be
among the last areas to get SmartMeters installed. Recently, I called the PG&E hotline to be placed on their Do
Not Install list, which the courteous rep did. I then went outside to look at my meter, which I had NOT done
since August. To my shock, a Smartmeter had ALREADY been installed. ***(No notice was given after the fact,
either.)
I called PG&E back, and another rep told me, “It’s not hooked up.” I called back again, got another rep who
told me, “Oh yes it is. It’s been hooked up for months!****I don’t know why the other rep said it wasn’t.” He
also told me it ‘only transmits in the dead of night for about 40 seconds.” Both reps confirmed that our
conversation was being recorded. I would suggest to anyone who calls the PG&E hotline to record the
conversation themselves as well. I wish I had!
*** My health issues correlate directly with the date that the SmartMeter was installed on my property.
I pointed out to him that this contradicted PG&E’s rationale for continuous monitoring. Then I hung up. I
have since spoken with several neighbors, who also received PG&E’s ‘notice to install’ two weeks ago, yet they,
too, discovered that SmarMeters were ALREADY installed on their property. That’s either incompetence in
coordinating installation schedulings and mailings, or intentional deception. Steven Halpern, Marin County
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I am extremely sensitive to EMF and RF signals since 2005 when a neighbor had 2 cell towers installed about
400′ from our home. We moved from that house and I got better as long as I am not in any contact with any
signals. Then we got our SM installed about 9 weeks ago and I have been extremely ill every since. My husband
has sent letters to all of SCE mangement and the CPUC and they all ignored us. He finally got an SCE EMF
engineer to reply back and they sent out 2 EMF “specialists” to measure the signals twice, and both times they
said our SM meter was OK. My husband has his own meter and showed the specialists that the meter is
showing dangereous spiking every 15 seconds. SCE’s meter did not show the spikes. My huband got the made
and model number of their meters and talked to the company that makes them… apparently the meters they
use only averge the signals and the 15 second spikes do not show up, so of course they are telling every body
that complains they are within the “approved” range. My husband also measured their cell phones and the
smart meter signals were about 5 times stronger then their cell phones. We have covered our meter with Heavy
duty aluminum foil and a thick metal bucket. We have also lined our garage with it. It does cut our signal a
little, but we still have all the other neighbor’s signals blasting towards our house. The SM’s use a repeater
signal that sends the signals from one meter to the next.. they constantly “talk” to each other all day long and
send data the same way. It’s so bad in our neighborhood that I can’t take our dog out for walks anymore. I feel
it as soon as I walk out the front door. Jana, anon
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Two weeks ago they installed smart meters on our row of townhouses. A few days later i felt dizzy; this
changed to heart beat very strong – occasional racing – and now ringing in ears and pressure in chest as well.
Dizziness subsided but have been waking up at 4 am and can’
t get back to sleep. There are also about 20 meters about 75 feet from my house; i look at them in a line of
sight.
I seem to have been way more affected when they actually installed them in our block of 7 townhomes even
though i am slightly further away from this meter box collection. it’s like it comes in through the wires.
Those other ones were installed in Nov. or Oct. and i remember feeling nausea and more migraines from those.
A few times a day we get this awful screeching too. I have been in a panic wondering where I can move? if it’s
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