{"id":12992,"date":"2018-04-12T22:36:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T05:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=12992"},"modified":"2018-04-12T22:40:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T05:40:41","slug":"smart-meters-new-york","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=12992","title":{"rendered":"Smart Meters &#8211; New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opt-outlongisland.com\/about-smart-meters.html\">opt-outlongisland.com<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>UPDATE 2018 :<\/h2>\n<p>Some residents have received a letter stating their Analog meter will be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header id=\"page-rubric\">\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Planned Smart Electric Meters On Long Island Draw Fears About Privacy,\u00a0Radiation<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<section id=\"article-entry-date-and-tags\">\n<div><time>March 6, 2015 at 6:51 pm &#8211; CBS New York<\/time><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>JERICHO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)\u00a0\u2014 Power is going high-tech on Long Island, as PSEG rolls out a new way of measuring electricity use.<\/p>\n<p>But as CBS2\u2019s Carolyn Gusoff reported, some are worried that the new meters might be invading their privacy.<\/p>\n<p>The analog electric meters that have been around for decades will soon be a thing of the past on Long Island. Homes there are hooking up to smart meters, which wirelessly transmit utility use to PSEG Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>The smart meters phase out meter readers, and enable customers to monitor their usage, according to advocates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to eliminate the estimated meter reads so people can have a more accurate and real-time understanding of what their usage is,\u201d said PSEG Long Island spokesman Jeff Weir.<\/p>\n<p>But some Long Island residents, including Rosanne Spinner of New Hyde Park, want no part of the high-tech upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Spinner said the plan \u201csounds smart \u2013 OK, let\u2019s do that,\u201d but actually is \u201cnot smart.\u201d She has joined the nationwide opposition to smart meters.<\/p>\n<p>At issue is privacy. Smart meters measure electricity used and what time of day \u2014 transmitting information about when appliances are in use and when they are not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA criminal wants to know when you\u2019re home or when you\u2019re not home. A criminal wants to know what\u2019s going on in the bedroom upstairs \u2013 or a weirdo wants to know \u2014 whoever,\u201d Spinner said. \u201cIt\u2019s un-American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weir insisted that hackers will not be getting into strangers\u2019 electrical data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of that data is encrypted and protected from any type of a hack,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>PSEG also dismisses health concerns, citing national studies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA smart meter emits less radio frequencies than, say, a cell phone \u2013 which is right against your head \u2014 and a microwave oven,\u201d Weir said.<\/p>\n<p>But an environmental health watchdog said scientists are divided on the safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe radiation coming out of a smart meter is a constant exposure. It\u2019s not a device that you own and you are actually limiting your expose from by turning it off,\u201d said Patti Wood, director of Grassroots Environmental Education.<\/p>\n<p>PSEG will not install a smart meter without a customer\u2019s knowledge, and customers will have the chance to opt out.<\/p>\n<p>PSEG Long Island plans to install 40,000 smart meters in the next three years for anyone changing or getting new service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2015\/03\/06\/planned-smart-electric-meters-on-long-island-draw-fears-about-privacy-radiation\/\">http:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2015\/03\/06\/planned-smart-electric-meters-on-long-island-draw-fears-about-privacy-radiation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>opt-outlongisland.com &nbsp; UPDATE 2018 : Some residents have received a letter stating their Analog meter will be replaced. Stay tuned for more updates! &nbsp; \u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022 &nbsp; Planned Smart Electric Meters On Long Island Draw Fears About Privacy,\u00a0Radiation March 6, 2015 at 6:51 pm &#8211; CBS New York JERICHO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)\u00a0\u2014 Power is going high-tech on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3407,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-nosidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12992","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12992"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12995,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12992\/revisions\/12995"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}