Dive Summary:
- The Maryland Public Service Commission has decided to extend a temporary order that permits customers to opt out of smart meters installation.
- Maryland utility companies have until July to submit proposals on the cost of allowing customers to keep their old analog meters and resist the change to a smart meter.
- The areas two largest utilities - PEPCO and Baltimore Gas & Electric - have both received federal funds to support their smart meter initiatives as part of a plan to update their power grids.
From the article:
The Maryland Public Service Commission recently decided to extend a temporary order allowing customers to reject installation of a smart meter. The PSC made the decision despite the fact that there is no strong evidence that radio frequency radiation from electric smart meters poses a safety risk, as critics have charged. The commission continued its order while it determines whether to allow customers to keep an analog meter or to provide a smart meter that emits little to no radio frequency radiation.
Maryland utility companies have until July 1 to submit proposals on the cost of allowing customers to keep an analog meter versus a radio frequency-free meter and how the companies will recoup the costs. ...