Are smart meters safe?
Smart meters use the same technology as a cell phone signal (GPRS). The Ministry of Health say they anticipate no adverse health effects from Smart Meters:
“… typically the exposures to you from a smart meter are only a few per cent of the public limit recommended in New Zealand and prescribed by the international standards. Exposures are low for four main reasons:
- the low power of the smart meter’s transmitter, which at most operate at only a few watts.
- they are typically located in low occupancy areas such as on the outside wall of the house.
- there is a rapid decrease in signal strength with increasing distance from the smart meter.
- they only transmit occasionally and for short periods. Typically, a smart meter will only be transmitting in total for a few minutes per day.”
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