Category Archives: Smart Grid, Smart Meters, and RF Emissions

New Report on Possible Biological Effects from Smart Meters and Appliances

This posting is intended to highlight a new report published by Ronald M. Powell (Ph.D., Harvard University, 1975), entitled, “Biological Effects from RF Radiation at Low-Intensity Exposure, Based on the BioInitiative 2012 Report, and the Implications for Smart Meters and … Continue reading

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Smart Meter Transmission Frequency Claims – “Misinformation” or “Missing Information”?

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions, Updated October 25, 2018 Introduction When installing wireless smart meters in the neighborhood, utilities typically attempt to downplay customer concerns with so-called “Fact Sheets” and marketing campaigns.  One of the issues normally deals with answering … Continue reading

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Use Smart Appliances with Extreme Caution

If you value your privacy, use “smart appliances” with extreme caution.

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Smart Grid Advocacy Group Disseminates Propaganda

Introduction A smart grid advocacy group, called the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC)*, has produced a video that claims to “separate the facts from the fiction about smart meters and provide consumers with reliable information about the technology that refutes the … Continue reading

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Cyber Threat To Get Much Bigger With Smart Grid

Cyber criminals are increasingly using the Internet, as well as traditional spying techniques, to infiltrate the computer networks of power companies and the larger electrical grid that distributes power between states. According to an investigative report WKYC TV in Cleveland, … Continue reading

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Frequency of Smart Meter Emissions Higher than Pepco Claims

According to the Pepco website: “Pepco, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc., delivers safe, reliable and affordable electric service to more than 793,000 customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia.” Regarding smart meters, according to documentation on the Pepco … Continue reading

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Smart Meter RF Emissions vs. Other Common Devices

by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions, Updated October 2018 When you want to promote the safety of a product, it is common to use a chart in an attempt to put in perspective the safety of “your” product in comparison with … Continue reading

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Smart Grid Advocates: Biased and Insensitive

On April 26, 2012, the Council of State Governments (CSG*) held a webinar with two policy experts from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI**), reportedly to address cybersecurity threats in the Smart Grid.  The webinar was represented to serve the purposes of … Continue reading

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Evidence May Warrant Conclusion that RF Emissions Are a PROBABLE Human Carcinogen

Dr. Devra Davis along with other co-authors have just published a new paper entitled, “Swedish Review Strengthens Grounds for Concluding that Radiation from Cellular and Cordless Phones is a Probable Human Carcinogen.” The paper, which is in the form of a … Continue reading

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Should Consumers Participate in Their Utility’s Smart-Meter Program?

Electric utilities across the country are replacing analog meters that must be read in person with wireless smart meters that transmit data about customers’ energy consumption continually throughout the day. See the full Wall Street Journal article on this subject at the … Continue reading

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