Smart meter study sets stage for legal battle
A new study of radio emissions from smart meters adds to the continuing legal battle over the devices that give power companies real-time information about power consumption throughout the grid.
Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported that the study, commissioned by Maine Public Advocate Dick Davies, found that the 600,000 smart meters in Maine meet federal safety standards for emissions.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has been investigating the safety of the technology after skeptics raised concerns. One, Ed Friedman of Bowdoinham, said the federal standards are insufficient to protect people with sensitivity to radio frequency emissions from potential health problems. He is asking the PUC to remove the devices installed by companies like Central Maine Power Co. statewide.
The PUC is expected to continue smart-meter deliberations in the spring and early summer and will hold several public hearings.
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