Millions of so-called smart meters have already been installed in homes across the United States, and the number is increasing daily. Although some herald them as an ‘energy-efficient’ way to help consumers reduce electric bills, many public health and safety advocates are fighting to expose the grim truth: “smart” meters present a grave threat to human health and personal privacy.
Now, research reveals that these brand-new digital meters – being placed on homes worldwide – can be wildly inaccurate in their energy usage assessment, costing consumers significantly more in energy bills. Furthermore, growing legal opposition highlights additional risks.
A legal brief filed with the New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission details how smart meters negatively impact human health and wildlife due to the radiofrequency (RF) radiation they emit. The brief, submitted by New Mexicans for Utility Safety, argues that public concerns over severe health effects and environmental harm have been largely ignored in regulatory proceedings, reinforcing the urgent need for greater scrutiny of these devices.
Dutch study yields jaw-dropping results about smart meters
Just as in America, smart meters, or “static energy meters,” are replacing traditional electromechanical energy meters across the Netherlands.
In both the United States and the Netherlands, many consumers have insisted that the new electronic energy meters yield excessively high readings. In a study published in the scientific journal IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Magazine and conducted by the University of Twente and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, researchers found that they were right.
To conduct the study, lead researcher Franz Leferink, a Professor of Electromagnetic Compatibility at the UT, tested nine different electronic meters manufactured between 2004 and 2014. The meters were connected via electric switchboard to various power-saving devices, including energy-saving light bulbs, heaters, LED bulbs, and dimmers. The team then compared actual energy consumption with the readings furnished by the electronic meters.
The results were profoundly disturbing. Five of the nine meters – more than half – gave readings higher than the actual power consumed – in some cases, a staggering 582 percent higher. Other readings were 475 percent, 566 percent, 569 percent, and 581 percent higher than actual use. This could theoretically reflect a nearly sixfold increase in a utility bill – a rip-off of outrageous proportions!
In contrast, only two of the meters gave inaccurate readings that were as much as 32 percent lower than the actual power consumed.
Incompatibility problem causes serious errors
The researchers believe they discovered a design flaw in the energy meters. This flaw became apparent when the meters were used with modern, energy-efficient switching devices, which create non-linear, fast-switching electrical loads. The greatest inconsistencies were seen when dimmers, combined with energy-saving light bulbs and LEDs, were tested in the system.
When switching devices are used, the electricity no longer exhibits a perfect waveform but develops an erratic pattern – something the designers of the new meters did not allow for. After disassembling the meters, the researchers determined that meters containing a “Rogowski coil” current sensor delivered excessive readings. In contrast, those with low readings used a “Hall effect-based” current sensor.
A way of legally protecting yourself from harm
Professor Leferink noted that consumers who feel their meters are giving faulty readings can have them tested by an accredited inspection company. However, if the inspection shows that the meter is functioning properly, the consumer will have to pay all costs involved in the inspection.
A more pressing problem is that the standardized test doesn’t account for waveform-distorting power-consuming appliances, making it unreliable for detecting false readings. The researchers advise consumers who suspect inaccurate meter readings to contact their supplier, who will pass the complaint on to the power grid operator.
However, there is another solution – you can legally refuse to have a smart meter installed.
The suppressed truth: Smart meters emit dangerous amounts of toxic radiation
Residential smart meters emit non-ionizing microwaves at 10,000 to 200,000 pulses per meter daily – a relentless bombardment that leaves the body no time to recover or repair the damage. In fact, this is the radioactive equivalent of 160 cell phones. Repeated exposure to excessive radiation can trigger migraines, neurological conditions, and various types of cancer.
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine has called for a moratorium on smart meters until the health effects can be adequately studied.
In the film Take Back Your Power, independent researcher Dr. Frank Springbob studies blood samples taken from volunteers after one minute of exposure one foot away from a smart meter and detects misshapen and clumping red blood cells – a clear sign of free radical damage.
Not surprisingly, utility companies continue to deny that smart meters emit radiofrequency radiation at a high enough level to cause illness.
Although the term “smart meters” seems to impart an aura of intelligence and trustworthiness, these sinister devices are a major part of a multi-trillion-dollar scam perpetrated in the name of “climate action” and grid modernization. The “powers that be” know this and hope they will not be called to account by informed and empowered people.
Lori Alton, Natural Health 365
Stop Smart Meters Australia 