Smart Meters - Public Service Commission
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9/23/12 <strong>Smart</strong> Meter Fires and Explosions | EMF Safety Network<br />
February 27, 2012 at 4:18 pm<br />
rincon georgia-feb 26th 2012 10pm, brother in laws house burns up, everyone got out alive. they heard loud popping sounds<br />
and smelled smoke. fire is out by 11 pm. strangely, in the commotion, no one saw georgia power come in, remove the meter<br />
and meter cover, and de-energise the incoming underground electrical line, and then leave, unanounced and unnoticed with<br />
the smart meter and cover plate. the next day, when called, they did admitt to being dispached and removing the equipment<br />
in question. no one there saw them, no one knew the power line was off comming into the line side of the meter base, and the<br />
meter base cover should have been left on the meter base. the fire started right in front of the meter, on the ground.<br />
admin says:<br />
February 27, 2012 at 5:13 pm<br />
Did you you report this to the fire dept and fire inspector?<br />
Edward Strine says:<br />
March 1, 2012 at 10:35 am<br />
We had a short in our smoke alarm and lost power to our master bedroom smoke alarm. My wife and I have also have had<br />
headaches at the same time, I rarely get headaches. This all started happening after our smart meter reader was installed.<br />
Anonymous says:<br />
March 5, 2012 at 11:35 am<br />
THIS INFORMATION IS UNVERIFIED AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT BRAND OF SMART METER NV ENERGY IN<br />
NEVADA IS ACTUALLY USING…BUT IF THIS INFORMATION I READ ON THE “NET” HAS ANY TRUTH TO IT WHAT-<br />
SO-EVER, IT WARRANTS FURTHER LOOKING INTO.<br />
According to the <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meters</strong> I have seen they appear to be a Sensus brand smart meter. I do not know if these are the<br />
original smart meters or the current ones being installed by NV Energy…but I have learned that the Sensus brand smart<br />
meter does lacks UL Certification.<br />
• From what I read online many of the smart meters being installed around the country also lack UL Certification.<br />
According to Underwriter Laboratories the standard meter manufactured by Sensus are certified by Underwriter<br />
Laboratories but the <strong>Smart</strong> <strong>Meters</strong> are NOT! This has me concerned.<br />
• I have read online that some people are learning after the fact that some of the home owner/renters policies and home<br />
warranty policies are NOT covering damage claims to in-home electrical systems, HVAC, appliances, electrical fires, etc. if an<br />
uncertified smart meter was already installed at the time of the damage.<br />
This is way above my pay grade but it is an interesting information and makes one ponder if a homeowner’s policy or home<br />
warranty policy disallows a claim due to an uncertified smart meter, does that make the various electric companies culpable<br />
for any/all damages if they are in fact using uncertified smart meters??<br />
If this is the case…how were uncertified meters ever approved by the Nevada PUC in the first place.<br />
admin says:<br />
March 14, 2012 at 10:07 am<br />
A man from Red Bluff called today to talk about how he believes the smart meter, installed 6 weeks prior caused his house to<br />
emfsafetynetwork.org/?page_id=1280<br />
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