SmartGridWatch has followed with interest the concerns of customers regarding radio frequency emissions from smart meters. Last week, another public health official, the health commissioner for the state of Vermont, voiced his expert opinion that such emissions are not harmful.

In doing so, Dr. Harry Chen added his voice to the same opinion given by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Science, the Maine Center for Disease Prevention, the California Council on Science and Technology, the Monterey County Health Department, and the U.S. Federal agency responsible for RF emission evaluation, the Federal Communications Commission.

To date, we are not aware that any federal, state, or local health or regulatory agency has found that RF emissions from meters are unsafe.

Also, in December 2011 Health Canada published a special notice about smart meters. The agency concluded: “exposure to RF energy from smart meters does not pose a public health risk.” This notice also stated that no precautionary measures are needed to reduce RF energy exposure from smart meters, even where several are installed together.