A few arguments come up over and over again in the smart grid debate and a new post at Forbes tries to get to the bottom of those issues. Osha Gray Davidson, a freelance investigative reporter, summarizes key issues — everything from the health effects of RF radiation to projected environmental benefits — and pulls [...] Read More
Metering Challenges
Weather heats up smart meter protest
Bakersfield, Calif. has been home to a tremendous backlash against smart meters but a new post at GOOD says what people should really be blaming is the weather. The author suggests the smart meter backlash began after the area suffered through 17 July days where the temperature topped 100. Thats about three times as many [...] Read More
Study finds smart meters are safe
Much of the protest against smart meters has been over potential health impacts, but a new study from the California Council on Science and Technology finds they’re safe. The report, called “Health Impacts of Radio Frequency from Smart Meters,” found that even at a distance of just three feet from the smart meters, the radio [...] Read More
California county outlaws smart meters
Marin County, Calif., this week outlawed smart meters, calling them a public nuisance. The county made it a crime to install smart meters, citing health concerns, possible damage to amateur radio networks and aesthetics. The law applies to unincorporated Marin, home to about 70,000 of the county’s 260,000 residents. According to a Greenwire report, Pacific [...] Read More
Smart meter protest closes PG&E offices
A group protesting perceived health impacts from smart meters temporarily closed some operations at Pacific Gas and Electric. According to IndyBay.org, protestors blocked trucks from leaving the utility’s Rohnert Park smart meter installation yard and prompted the utility to shut down its Santa Rosa customer service center for 3 hours. While the wireless meters have [...] Read More
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