Info on the question of smart meters and radiation: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/radiation-exposure/smart-meters.html
Given that we are reading this via the internet, it is a somewhat ironic position. A smart meter emits radio frequency 1% of the time, according to the article above. The alternative to smart meters is for a service person to drive from residence to residence. > On Sep 5, 2025, at 6:03 PM, Brianne Krupsaw via Lincoln > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you Jai. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 5, 2025, at 4:42 PM, Annamaria San Antonio >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> To those who wish to be kept informed: >> Thanks, >> ~Jai Kaur >> >> >> View Email in Browser >> <https://ma4safetech.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=62f2cbcbd8eeef4c8fe3da281&id=3c44854c10&e=5602b7c277> >> The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy has bills >> from the House and the Senate to provide ratepayers with a no-fee opt-out >> from the toxic utility smart meters being rolled out across the >> Commmonwealth right now. >> >> They have asked for an extension on H. 3551 and it is now due to be reported >> out by September 10 -- but they could go early so please empower them with a >> brief statement of support TODAY! >> >> (The Senate is due to report out on S.2306 by December 3.) >> >> If you sent earlier support, please do so again. >> >> See instructions below. 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These bills include an Emergency Preamble >> to protect public health from wireless radiation hazards. >> >> Thank you to the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy >> (TUE) for receiving prior testimony and requesting an extension on H.3551 >> for a new reporting deadline of September 10, 2025. We are grateful TUE >> advanced the smart meter choice bills in prior sessions, and ask that this >> be done again with urgency. >> >> H.3551 and S.2306 enable Massachusetts utility customers to opt out of smart >> meter usage without any charge - that is, customers would be able to choose >> an analog electric, gas, and/or water meter. Key considerations include: >> >> The urgency: In 2025, under DPU Order 21-80B, -81B, -82B, National Grid and >> Eversource have begun the process of installing smart electric meters at >> every property in their territories, and residents are receiving notices for >> smart gas and water meter installations too. The emergency no-fee opt-out in >> these bills needs to be available to protect ratepayers NOW while the >> rollouts are in progress. >> >> Smart meter radiation can cause serious health problems, especially for >> children. In 2018, a study by the U.S. National Toxicology Program under the >> National Institutes of Health found “clear evidence” that electromagnetic >> radiofrequency radiation (RF-EMF) was associated with both cancer and DNA >> damage. >> >> At the EMF Medical Conference 2021, doctors reported the installation of >> smart meters is a leading cause of patients developing Electromagnetic >> Radiation Syndrome. Common symptoms are insomnia, cognitive impairment, >> anxiety, depression, anger, ringing in the ears, digestive disturbances, and >> more. >> >> According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (2005), “Concerns about the >> potential vulnerability of children to RF fields have been raised because of >> the potentially greater susceptibility of their developing nervous systems; >> in addition, their brain tissue is more conductive, RF penetration is >> greater relative to head size, and they will have a longer lifetime of >> exposure than adults.” >> >> Smart meters impinge on privacy and personal liberty issues with respect to >> how utility companies share the collected data (whether intentionally or >> through hacking). They have been called, “yet another invasion of individual >> liberty, autonomy, and privacy.” >> >> Outdated 1996 FCC Guidelines for human exposure to radiofrequency >> electromagnetic fields are supposed to ensure that smart meters are safe. >> But in 2021 the U.S Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit found FCC >> decision-making “arbitrary and capricious” for failure to respond to >> thousands of pages of scientific evidence of harm to human health and the >> environment. >> >> The Sage Report of 2011 studied radiation levels from common ways smart >> meters are installed. The study found that mounting even 4 meters close >> together (such as in multifamily housing) increases the likelihood of >> radiation exposures in violation of FCC public safety limits. Smart meters >> are a social justice issue. >> >> Current fees for opting out are too high for most ratepayers to afford, >> given recent high increases in utility costs. National Grid is charging $26 >> per month for opting out, while Eversource is charging $34. Boston 25 News >> called the Eversource charge “hefty.” >> >> Under H.3551 and S.2306, utility companies would be prohibited from shutting >> off service to a ratepayer based on the rate payer’s utility usage or on the >> ratepayer having electromechanical analog meters...[and] prohibited from >> discriminating against ratepayers who may have medical conditions [such as >> pacemakers] that are exacerbated by exposures to pulsed microwave radio >> frequencies. >> >> Vermont has offered its ratepayers a no-fee opt-out since 2012. 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