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Environmental

Sep. 7, 2010

Smart Meters Lead To Legal Woes

Pacific Gas & Electric is facing mounting consumer complaints over allegations that its smart meters are overcharging them, and that they invade privacy and pose a health risk from radiation.

By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Utilities around the country are introducing a new generation of electric meters as part of a monumental effort to bring the antiquated electric grid into the 21st Century.

But while the installation of millions of so-called smart meters has gone smoothly in most of California, Pacific Gas & Electric is facing mounting consumer complaints over allegations the meters are overchargin...

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