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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

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