by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions
Someone sent me a link to a smart grid-related webinar video from 2012 where a utility industry RF safety expert made some surprising but yet rational statements on the need for ‘smart’ meter opt-out programs.
Klaus Bender is Senior Director of Engineering and Standards for the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC). On April 9, 2012, he gave a presentation entitled, “Smart Meters and RF Safety.” Most of the presentation dealt with summarizing the basis for the current RF exposure guidelines and that there is no “documentable proof” for an injury mechanism beyond “tissue heating and burns.”
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