On Tue, 7 Jul 2015 08:22:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

We received a notice from the power company that they intend to replace
our two electric meters with the new wireless units. These meters emit
short bursts of RF multiple times a day at a fairly substantial RF level.
(...)

It is very easy to prove that something is unsafe. All you need is
one "victim" and an attorney. Once established, there will soon be an
infinite supply of victims, all with their palms raised, demanding
their fair share of the proceeds.

It is impossible to prove that something is safe, because there will
always be contrived circumstances where it can be made to be unsafe.
For example, water is unsafe because at some levels of consumption,
you become water intoxicated or will drown. Perfectly safe devices
can also be made unsafe by doing something stupid with them, such as
ingesting the article.

For RF exposure, the problem is compounded by the wide variety of
symptoms allegedly caused by RF exposure ranging from constipation to
cancer. Google for "electro sensitive". RF is mostly a problem
because we can't see or smell it thus making exposure seem all the
more insidious.

For smart meters (and wi-fi), the magic buzzword is "electro smog".
Lots of alarmist studies and reports available such as:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/34509513/ns/health-cancer/t/electrosmog-harming-our-health/
I'm only familiar with the cancer research, about which I wrote this
rant and an associated informal talk:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/Cellular%20and%20cancer.pdf
A bit more up to date graph:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/brain-CNS-cancer.jpg
Details (later) if you want them.

I could probably answer your RF related questions, but so can your
local electric utility. Many have web pages on the topic of smart
meters. A few have real people you can call or write to get
information. Try those first, as it would take many pages of writing
for me to produce a personalized answer. If you don't get results,
bug me (later) and I'll try to fill in the gaps. For northern
California:
http://www.pge.com/en/myhome/customerservice/smartmeter/index.page
http://www.pge.com/en/safety/systemworks/rf/faq/index.page


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