Cindy Sage Smart Meter Report

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Assessment of Radiofrequency

Microwave Radiation Emissions from

Smart Meters

Sage Associates

Santa Barbara, CA

USA

January 1, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
INTRODUCTION

• How Smart Meters Work
• Mandate
• Purpose of this Report
• Conditions that Affect Radiofrequency Radiation Levels from Meters
• Framing Questions

HOW THEY WORK

• Mesh Network
• Smart Meter(s) and collector meters
• Power Transmitters

METHODOLOGY
APPLICABLE PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITS

• FCC Bulletin OET 65 Guidelines (Time-Averaging Limits)
• ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, 1999 (Peak Power Limits)

RESULTS, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
APPENDIX A

• Tables A1 – A16 RF Power Density vs. Distance Tables
• Tables A17-A32 (Nursery at 11” Summary Tables)
• Tables A33-A48 (Kitchen at 28” Summary Tables)

APPENDIX B

• Tables 1 – 33 – Data Tables, FCC Violation Tables, Health Comparisons

APPENDIX C

• Sensitivity of the Eye and Testes to RF Radiation