California Town Trying to Stall Smart Meter Installation Over Health Risk Concerns Part 1

The small town of Fairfax, just north of San Francisco, California, is hoping to stop or at least put a pause on Pacific Gas & Electric's smart meter installation project planned for July. The town council is raising concerns over the possible health risks presented by smart meters, saying that they could be worse than having cell phone towers nearby. But that's not their only complaint about the smart meters.

The town also says the new meters will impact employment rates for those who read meters for a living, and that they hike up energy bills. So, they're urging the California Public Utilities Commission to put a moratorium on Pacific Gas & Electric's planned July deployment of the smart meters.

PG&E, however, states that they offer training opportunities for meter readers in other jobs within the company, and the price hikes are usually due to seasonal changes, not mis-priced electricity.

According to Smart Meters, the town of Fairfax and PG&E simply don't get along, since Fairfax strongly supports the Marin Clean Energy plan, which would allow the Marin Energy Authority to use PG&E transmission lines to supply energy, including more renewable energy, to customers. However, PG&E has been campaigning against it.
The safety concerns seem to be one more on a list of complaints. Mayor Lew Tremaine says, "The concern is that these things equate to cell phone towers times 10, and that the ambient electromagnetic and radio wave fields that will come as a result of having these things at every house running constantly is an unforeseen health risk. For people who are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, it's going to be a living nightmare."

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