{"id":1934,"date":"2011-01-17T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T22:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=1934"},"modified":"2018-08-03T01:45:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T08:45:57","slug":"smart-meter-emissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=1934","title":{"rendered":"ISSUE &#8211; Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/rf-health-effects\/comparison-values\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/skyvisionsolutions.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/rf-levels-comparison-chart.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"489\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1 &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Emission Levels &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Building Biology Environmental Consultant\u00a0&#8211; FEB 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2 &#8211; <strong>Emission Levels<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Sage Report on Smart Meters &#8211; JAN 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3- <strong>Meters Violate FCC Limits<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4-<strong> Havas Report on Smart Meters &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>JAN 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5 &#8211;<strong> ITRON SPECS for OpenWay Centron<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>6 &#8211;<strong>\u00a0Emission from Hydro Quebec Smart Meter<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-dqhsrjgqm1u\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read 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MHz antenna)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcsea.org\/sites\/default\/files\/smart_meter_emission_levels_feb_2012.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/www.bcsea.org\/sites\/default\/files\/smart_meter_emission_levels_feb_2012.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/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<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/\"><strong>http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Assessment of Radiofrequency<\/h2>\n<h2>Microwave Radiation Emissions from\u00a0Smart Meters<\/h2>\n<p>Sage Associates \u00a0Santa Barbara, CA \u00a0USA<\/p>\n<p>January 1, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=196\"><strong>SUMMARY OF FINDINGS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=188\"><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Smart Meters Work<\/li>\n<li>Mandate<\/li>\n<li>Purpose of this Report<\/li>\n<li>Conditions that Affect Radiofrequency Radiation Levels from Meters<\/li>\n<li>Framing Questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=198\">HOW THEY WORK<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mesh Network<\/li>\n<li>Smart Meter(s) and collector meters<\/li>\n<li>Power Transmitters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=210\"><strong>METHODOLOGY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=216\"><strong>APPLICABLE PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FCC Bulletin OET 65 Guidelines (Time-Averaging Limits)<\/li>\n<li>ANSI\/IEEE C95.1-1992, 1999 (Peak Power Limits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=212\"><strong>RESULTS, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=238\">APPENDIX A<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tables A1 \u2013 A16 RF Power Density vs. Distance Tables<\/li>\n<li>Tables A17-A32 (Nursery at 11\u201d Summary Tables)<\/li>\n<li>Tables A33-A48 (Kitchen at 28\u201d Summary Tables)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=251\"><strong>APPENDIX B<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tables 1 \u2013 33 \u2013 Data Tables, FCC Violation Tables, Health Comparisons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/?page_id=252\"><strong>APPENDIX C<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sensitivity of the Eye and Testes to RF Radiation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Smart_Meter_Report.pdf\"><em>PDF of This Report<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Key Points from <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Sage Report<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;Safe&#8221; Distances from Smart Meters:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Where are RF levels associated with smart meters in all their configurations (one meter, multiple smart meters, one collector meter, one collector plus multiple smart meters) above those recommended in the BioInitiative Report (2007)?<\/p>\n<p>Tables 32 and 33 depict the distance from the center of radiation for the smart meter(s) and collector meter scenarios in feet. The distances (in feet) at which RF levels exceed the BioInitiative Report recommended limit of 0.1 uW\/cm2 is as small as 3.4\u2019 (one smart meter at 60% reflection and 1% duty cycle). At 60% reflection and 100% duty cycle, the distance to the BioInitiative recommended limit increases to <strong>34 feet for one smart meter<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When multiples of smart meters are considered, the shortest distance to where the BioInitiative Report recommended limit is exceeded is 9.7 feet (for 60% reflection @ 1% duty cycle). It increases to 97\u2019 @100% duty cycle for multiple smart meters.<\/p>\n<p>For a single collector meter, the shortest distance to a BioInitiative Report exceedence is <strong>5.9 feet<\/strong> (60% reflection @ 1% duty cycle). At 60% reflection and 100% duty cycle, it increases to <strong>59 feet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a collector and multiple smart meters, the shortest distance is 10.9 feet at 60% reflection @ 1% duty cycle, and increases to\u00a0<strong>108 feet<\/strong><strong> at 100% duty cycle<\/strong>.<\/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<\/p>\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br \/>\nJanuary 7th, 2011<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018SMART\u2019 METERS\u00a0VIOLATE FCC RADIATION EXPOSURE LIMITS SAYS NEW STUDY<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Grassroots\u00a0Groups and Two Dozen Local\u00a0Governments Renew Demand for Statewide Moratorium<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco \u00a0 \u2013 A\u00a0study released today reports that wireless \u2018smart\u2019 meters being \u00a0installed by\u00a0PG&amp;E and other utilities in California are likely to violate Federal\u00a0Communications Commission (FCC) safety limits as they are being installed and\u00a0operated.\u00a0 Further, the study found\u00a0that excessively elevated radiofrequency radiation levels can be \u00a0expected\u00a0throughout homes and businesses where \u2018smart\u2019 meters have been \u00a0installed,\u00a0comparable to living within 200 \u2013 600 feet of a major cell phone\u00a0tower in many\u00a0cases.\u00a0 Health risks have been\u00a0associated in some published studies to levels commensurate with those \u00a0of smart\u00a0meters.\u00a0 The study, carried out by consulting firm Sage and Associates, finds that associated health impacts may include\u00a0neurological symptoms such as headache, sleep disruption, \u00a0restlessness,\u00a0tremors, cognitive impairment, and tinnitus, as well as increased cancer\u00a0risk\u00a0and heart problems such as arrythmias, altered heart rhythms, and\u00a0palpitations.[1] [2]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis study\u00a0represents an independent refutation of what PG&amp;E and the other \u00a0utilities\u00a0claim are insignificant exposures to microwave radiation from their \u00a0meters,\u201d\u00a0says Joshua Hart, Director of Stop Smart Meters!\u00a0 \u201cThe\u00a0reality is that \u2018smart\u2019 meters emit radiation of a<br \/>\npower and frequency that has been linked with DNA disruption, \u00a0pathological<br \/>\nleakage of the blood-brain barrier (which can lead to neuron death), and<br \/>\nmany\u00a0other health impacts.\u00a0 This report\u00a0is the final straw- if the CPUC refuses to act, Governor Brown must \u00a0order an\u00a0immediate halt to installation and deactivation of installed meters pending\u00a0open public hearings on how this debacle could have been approved in the\u00a0first\u00a0place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other developments,\u00a0 Marin County on Tuesday became the 4th local government, and 2nd county \u00a0in\u00a0 California to pass an ordinance specifically outlawing installation of \u2018smart\u2019\u00a0 meters- in large part due to health and safety issues. This unanimous\u00a0 decision follows two successive Board of Supervisors meetings that were packed\u00a0\u00a0 with\u00a0 outraged residents demanding that the County government pass legislation to protect human health.\u00a0 It also follows a blockade of \u2018smart\u2019 meter trucks in West Marin last week that\u00a0resulted in the arrests of two mothers who blocked installation to \u00a0protect the\u00a0health of their children and community.<\/p>\n<p>People across\u00a0California have complained about \u2018Smart\u2019 meters since the beginning, \u00a0including\u00a0widespread reports of inflated bills, privacy and hacking of personal\u00a0information, electrical interference with cordless phones, baby monitors, home\u00a0security systems and critical care equipment, and tripping of ground fault\u00a0interrupters and arc fault interrupters on electrical wiring that is \u00a0needed to\u00a0protect wiring from electrical surges.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there\u00a0have been more than 2000 health complaints submitted to the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). \u2018Smart\u2019 Meters use microwave radiation (similar to a cell phone) to transmit customer data back to the utility, and are being installed\u00a0just as the public learns of evidence that brain tumors and other health\u00a0damage\u00a0can be traced to similar wireless devices.\u00a0\u00a0 The \u00a0CPUC, who sanctioned PG&amp;E\u2019s $2.2 billion\u00a0program to install 10 million new meters throughout California at the expense\u00a0of ratepayers, has not allowed individuals to opt out even in cases of \u00a0severe\u00a0health impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two dozen\u00a0local governments* have called for a moratorium.\u00a0 The\u00a0CPUC\u2019s own Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) has<br \/>\nalso demanded public hearings be held to study potential health risks resulting\u00a0from exposure to radiation from the meters.<\/p>\n<p>The full\u00a0report can be downloaded at:\u00a0<a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sagereports.com\/smart-meter-rf\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>* California local\u00a0governments demanding a moratorium include: the City and County of San\u00a0Francisco, Santa Cruz and Marin County Board of Supervisors, Sonoma \u00a0County\u00a0Supervisor Efren Carrillo, the cities of Sebastopol, Berkeley, San Rafael,\u00a0Cotati, Fairfax, Santa Cruz, Piedmont, Scotts Valley, Capitola,<br \/>\nWatsonville,\u00a0Sausalito, San Anselmo, Belvedere, Monte Sereno, Novato, Morro Bay, San\u00a0Clemente, Richmond, Ross, Bolinas, and Camp Meeker.<\/p>\n<p>[1] Khurana\u00a0 VG Hardell L Everaert J \u00a0Bortkiewicz A<br \/>\nCarlberg M Ahonen M,\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Epidemiological\u00a0Evidence for a Health<br \/>\nRisk from Mobile Phone Base Stations. Int Journal of Occupational \u00a0Environmental\u00a0Health 2010;16:263\u2013267<\/p>\n<p>[2] Kundi M Hutter HP \u00a0Mobile phone base stations\u2014Effects on<br \/>\nwellbeing and health.\u00a0Pathophysiology 16 (2009) 123\u2013135<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Hart<br \/>\nDirector, Stop Smart Meters!<br \/>\n<a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/stopsmartmeters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/stopsmartmeters.org<\/strong><\/a><\/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<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.magdahavas.com\/2011\/01\/18\/havas-report-on-smart-meters-for-ccst\/\">http:\/\/www.magdahavas.com\/2011\/01\/18\/havas-report-on-smart-meters-for-ccst\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>HAVAS REPORT ON SMART METERS FOR CCST<\/h2>\n<p>January 17, 2011. \u00a0The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) recently released their report on Smart meters \u201cHealth Impacts of Radio Frequency from Smart Meters\u201d. \u00a0Click\u00a0<a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.magdahavas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/CCST-Jan-2011-Smart-Meter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to download this document.<\/p>\n<p>CCST invited me to submit a written report as part of a\u00a0<em>Technical Response Team<\/em> in October 2010. \u00a0In December I was informed that neither my report nor any of the others would not be appended to the final report nor would they be made available to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>My report does not support the final conclusions of the CCST report and I provide it here for anyone interested. \u00a0<a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.magdahavas.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Havas-Report-CCST-Smart-Meters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">For a pdf copy click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My overall conclusions are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, I have great concern regarding the\u00a0<strong>current levels of microwave radiation<\/strong> in North America.\u00a0 Instead of promoting wireless technology, we should be promoting wired technology and reserving wireless for situations where wired in not possible (while one is traveling for example). Shortly after X-rays were discovered, they were used in shoe stores to determine shoe-size for young children. Fortunately, we recognized that X-rays were harmful and we restricted their use to essential medical diagnoses. We need to recognize that microwaves are also harmful and we cannot use this technology in a frivolous manner. With more frequencies being used, with the levels of radiation increasing, and with so little research on the long-term, low-level effects of this technology we are creating a potential time bomb. If smart meters are placed on every home, they will contribute significantly to our exposure and this is both unwise and unsafe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chronology<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>On July 30, 2010, California State Assembly Member Jared Huffman (San Rafael) asked the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) to provide an assessment of the safety of Smart Meters.<\/p>\n<p><em>On August 16, 2010<\/em>, CCST agreed to compile and assess the evidence available to address the following two issues:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Whether FCC standards for Smart Meters are sufficiently protective of public health taking into account current exposure levels to radiofrequency and electromagnetic fields.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Whether additional technology specific standards are needed for Smart Meters and other devices that are commonly found in and around homes, to ensure adequate protection from adverse health effects.<\/p>\n<p><em>On October 4, 2010<\/em>, I was invited to be part of a Technical Response Team and, as part of that team, I was asked to provide a written response to two key concerns mentioned above.<\/p>\n<p><em>On October 12, 2010<\/em>, I submitted my report to CCST.<\/p>\n<p><em>On December 13, 2010,<\/em> I was informed that CCST was not appending any documents to their report, nor were they making these documents available to others, but they were recognizing those who contributed.<\/p>\n<p><em>On January 11, 2011<\/em>, CCST released their report \u201cHealth Impacts of Radio Frequency from Smart Meters\u201d on their website: Click\u00a0<a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.ccst.us\/news\/2011\/20110111smart.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to download this document.<a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.ccst.us\/news\/2011\/20110111smart.php\">http:\/\/www.ccst.us\/news\/2011\/20110111smart.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CCST is receiving public comments until January 31, 2011.<\/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<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itron.com\/na\/PublishedContent\/wp_analysis_RFexposure_OW_comm_equip.pdf\">https:\/\/www.itron.com\/na\/PublishedContent\/wp_analysis_RFexposure_OW_comm_equip.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Itron OpenWay Wireless Communication Equipment under<\/strong><strong>Consideration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Itron OpenWay wireless communication equipment operates in the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM)<\/p>\n<p>bands at frequencies from\u00a0<strong>902 MHz to 928 MHz<\/strong> and from\u00a0<strong>2,400 MHz to 2,483 MHz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, a small number ofdevices incorporate wireless modems operating at<\/p>\n<p>frequencies\u00a0<strong>824-849 MHz and 1,850-1,910 MHz<\/strong> designated for<\/p>\n<p>the cellular operators (Cell Relays constitute about 1% of all the OpenWay wireless<\/p>\n<p>devices and can be mounted onpoles or as part of a meter).<\/p>\n<p>This analysis will focus on the OpenWay\u00a0CENTRON\u00ae\u00a0smart meter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The following table reflects the data contained within the Certification Exhibits for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FCC Rule Part: 15.247 for Itron<\/strong><strong>OpenWay Smart Meters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FCC ID SK9AMI-xx<\/p>\n<p>FCC Rule Part 15.247<\/p>\n<p>Classification Digital Transmission System Transmitter<\/p>\n<p>Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Transmitter<\/p>\n<p>Device Category Mobile<\/p>\n<p>Environment General Population \/ Uncontrolled Exposure<\/p>\n<p>Exposure Conditions: Greater than 20 centimeters (8 inches)<\/p>\n<p>Frequency bands RF LAN\u00a0<strong>902 \u2013 928 MHz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ZigBee\u00a0<strong>2,400 \u2013 2,483.5 MHz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Transmitter Power* RF LAN\u00a0<strong>24.83dBm (304.09 mW) at 902.25 MHz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ZigBee\u00a0<strong>18.94 dBm (78.34 mW) at 2,475 MHz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antenna Gain* RF LAN\u00a0<strong>2.2 dB<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>(1.660 times)<\/strong><\/span> at<strong> 902.25 MHz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ZigBee\u00a0<strong>3.8 dB\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(2.399 times)<\/span><\/strong> at\u00a0<strong>2,475 MHz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">*Values have been updated to reflect the latest meter hardware release (FCC ID: SK9AMI6)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The duty cycle (or amount of time a device is active in any given time period) will have a significant impact on the<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">long term exposure levels for a device. The Itron OpenWay smart meters are actively transmitting a very small<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">portion of the time. The maximum duty cycle for each transmitter is listed below:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Max Duty Cycle RF LAN 5% <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">(over period ZigBee 1% <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">of 30 minutes)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">For the Itron OpenWay smart meters wireless communication equipment,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">the MPE limits for continuous exposure <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"display: inline !important;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frequency MPE level<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong><em> Occupational \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0General population<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RFLAN (902 MHz) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3.0 mW\/<em>cm <\/em><em>2 <\/em>0.6 mW\/<em>cm<\/em><em>2<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Zigbee (2,400 MHz) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a08.0 mW\/<em>cm <\/em><em>2 <\/em>1.0 mW\/<em>cm<\/em><em>2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>More information about ITRON Smart Meters, from the website of SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District ) shows the huge number signals sent each day. This can be controlled by the utility so Hydro\u2019s numbers could be higher or lower, but these numbers are similar to those reported by other utilities. This is under question \u201cDo smeters generate RF fields\u201d? \u00a0\u00a0<strong>More than 13,375 signals on average (one every 6 seconds)<\/strong>, and maximum of\u00a0<strong>240,396 a day<\/strong>\u00a0(2.8 signals every second). When using our RF meters, many of these signals are missed because they are too short (about 5 milliseconds long)\u00a0and too strong (all but the most sophisticated and expensive meters max out.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">In September 2012, SMUD conducted a detailed analysis of the transmission frequency and weighted average \u201con air\u201d time across the smart meters network. The results of the study are below :<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Electric system message type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Transmission frequency per 24-hour period: Average<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Transmission frequency per 24-hour period: Maximum (99.9th percentile)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Meter read data<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Network management<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Time sync<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">360<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">360<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Mesh network message management<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">13,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">240,000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Weighted average duty cycle<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">61.4 seconds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">1,262 seconds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smud.org\/en\/residential\/customer-service\/smart-meters\/common-questions.htm\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.smud.org\/en\/residential\/customer-service\/smart-meters\/common-questions.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smart meters emit 2 types of radiation both of which are dangerous\u00a0and to which many people are sensitive. As described in this article, measurements taken after installation of a smeter, even with the transmitter turned off, show\u00a0high EMF on the home wiring. What would be extremely useful and telling would be to have the measurements taken in a home with an analog, and the later if\/when the homeowner is forced to accept a smeter with or without the transmitter activated. Taking measurements in this manner would be proof of the increases due to the smeter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u201c<\/i><\/b><b><i>The utility industry&#8217;s argument that smart (AMR, ERT) meters are safe must be rejected, because it relies on FCC testing for radiofrequency (RF) interference, which is not a safety testing protocol, and flawed FCC radiation exposure guidelines.\u00a0 The FCC testing for smart meters is done in an isolated laboratory, divorced from the context in which these meters are intended to be used, connected to the wiring in a home or business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>We present below compelling technical and empirical proof that, when these meters are used as intended, they cause an antenna effect, inflicting great harm to occupants inside their homes and businesses.<\/i><\/b><b><i>\u00a0\u00a0When used as intended, smart meters that appear to be safe in the testing laboratory are lethal.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stopsmartmetersny.org\/debunkingutility.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/stopsmartmetersny.org\/debunkingutility.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EVALUATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ELECTRIC METER NEW GENERATION LANDIS + Gyr Gridstream RF ZigBee INSTALLED BY HYDRO-QU\u00c9BEC DISTRIBUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/publicsde.regie-energie.qc.ca\/projets\/34\/DocPrj\/R-3770-2011-C-S%C3%89-AQLPA-0029-PREUVE-RAPPEXP-2012_03_19.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/publicsde.regie-energie.qc.ca\/projets\/34\/DocPrj\/R-3770-2011-C-S\u00c9-AQLPA-0029-PREUVE-RAPPEXP-2012_03_19.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_pulses.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7020\" alt=\"quebec_pulses\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_pulses.png\" width=\"1304\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_pulses.png 2174w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_pulses-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_pulses-1024x333.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1304px) 100vw, 1304px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RXRS4e_LandisGyr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7021\" alt=\"RXRS4e_LandisGyr\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RXRS4e_LandisGyr.png\" width=\"1166\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RXRS4e_LandisGyr.png 1944w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RXRS4e_LandisGyr-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/RXRS4e_LandisGyr-1024x383.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1166px) 100vw, 1166px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_LandisGyr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7022\" alt=\"quebec_LandisGyr\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_LandisGyr.png\" width=\"860\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_LandisGyr.png 1434w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_LandisGyr-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/quebec_LandisGyr-1024x962.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dirty Electricity readings of a Landis &amp; Gyr meter in Pennsylvania, Usa \u00a0April 2018<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SMDE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SMDE\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SMDE-949x1024.jpg\" width=\"949\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1 &#8211;\u00a0Emission Levels &#8211;\u00a0Building Biology Environmental Consultant\u00a0&#8211; FEB 2012 2 &#8211; Emission Levels &#8211;\u00a0Sage Report on Smart Meters &#8211; JAN 2011 3- Meters Violate FCC Limits 4- Havas Report on Smart Meters &#8211;\u00a0JAN 2011 5 &#8211; ITRON SPECS for OpenWay Centron 6 &#8211;\u00a0Emission from Hydro Quebec Smart Meter &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 Emission Levels of Itron [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6206,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-nosidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1934","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1934","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=1934"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13440,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1934\/revisions\/13440"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}