“The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday to investigate the safety of Central Maine Power’s “smart” meters, 615,000 of which have been installed in homes throughout the state at a cost of $192 million, according to Smart Grid Today, an online journal that tracks the power industry.”
“Some people, including some of his clients, believe they have a heightened sensitivity to the emissions and blame them for migraines, sleeplessness and other physical or mental illnesses.”
“Dan Richman, a Smart Grid Today reporter, says utility commissions in California and other states have addressed the safety question by conducting reviews of scientific literature. The result of such reviews, he says, has been uniform: “The literature concludes the meters are safe.” [This medical literature indicates otherwise: http://www.bioinitiative.org/freeaccess/report/index.htm]
“[Richman] doubts that Maine will attempt research because that would be costly. “The most sophisticated research project into RF emissions ever conducted in the U.S. is still going on,” he wrote Wednesday on Smart Grid Today. “The $24 million, multiyear study by the National Institutes of Health is still about two years away from completion.”
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