Debunking The Utility “Smart” Meter Safety Myth: SSM! NY Issues Report on the “Antenna Effect”

Screen Shot 2014-06-03 at 12.09.25 PMAnother nail has been driven in the coffin of the ludicrous notion of “smart meter safety.”  One of our many sister organizations, Stop Smart Meters! New York has issued a report detailing flaws in the review that many utilities cite in order to claim that their “smart” metering systems are “safe.”   FCC and industry analysis only examines smart meters in isolation, not as part of the grid as they operate in real life.

Why is this important?  Electric wiring- in addition to carrying current- can also act as an antenna- creating what are essentially “antenna cages” in homes.  Pulsed microwaves from the meters, as well as dirty electricity resulting from the conversion from AC to DC current can create hazardous conditions.  When you have dozens or hundreds of smart meters pulsing and emitting dirty power transients in the same wavelength, electrical pollution can be intensified.

Bottom line: Analyses of smart meter radiation that only analyze one smart meter in isolation have little bearing on the actual environmental conditions in which these devices are designed to operate- environments where real humans actually live.

To read the full report, check out the SSM! NY website.

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One Response to Debunking The Utility “Smart” Meter Safety Myth: SSM! NY Issues Report on the “Antenna Effect”

  1. Paul H says:

    The studies submitted by all utilities should be thrown out! They compare cell phones and household appliances to a smart meter that has a massive antenna. Some homes have wiring issues that create huge ac magnetic fields creating an amplified RF field. One example would be a ground added to a sub panel or when a circuit shares a neutral. Iv’e seen quite a bit of this when inspecting clients’ homes for RF, AC fields, AC magnetic fields, and power quality.

    “Tracing Magnetic Fields in Building Wiring” by Karl Riley is a must read for those trying to correct magnetic fields.

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