Smart Meters can be positively trans formative for consumers to control their use of electricity. But there are concerns about them that are threatening to slow down deployments in some areas. That has ramifications to Smart Grid plans everywhere. The three categories of concerns about smart meters are:
- Meter accuracy – smart meters are have been perceived to create falsely high bills
- Environmental health concerns about radio frequencies (RF)
- Control – who decides how energy consumption data is used and technology choice
07.16.2012
Maine’s highest court says the state Public Utilities Commission failed to resolve health and safety concerns when it signed off on Central Maine Power’s plan to replace its analog meters with new, high-tech digital devices called smart meters. Opponents of smart meters say research shows that the radio waves emitted by the devices can cause cancer and other health problems. YIKES