>
> > I also want to follow-up on what you said about the PSE smart meters,
> > since I may end up moving and would likely need to choose between
> > electric heat (not ideal) or gas from PSE.  You said their smart
> > meters are battery powered and don't seem very bothersome.  So are
> > these not the same as the smart meters that a causing problems for
> > many people?  Is there anyone else in the Seattle area who can
> > confirm that these meters are not a big problem?  How does
> > battery-powered make it safer?  Aren't cellphones battery powered?
>
> It seems like most (all?) of the Smart Meter complaints I've seen
> here are about electricity meters, which introduce their transmission
> frequencies directly into your house's electricity.  Also, these
> meters seem to be producing bursts thousands of times per day,
> and are sending their signals to your neighbors meters, which
> then pass them on to their neighbors meters, etc.
>
> I'm not sure how the gas company smart meters work, but they
> cannot transmit a lot, otherwise the battery would die quickly.
> And I suspect the battery in these meters last for years, as
> opposed to a cellphone battery, which only lasts for days when
> the phone is in active use.
>
> It could be that the gas company meters only work when the
> gas utility truck comes down the street to read them (in
> which case there are still people reading the meters, but
> they don't have to actually go onto your property to read
> them).
>
> Marc
>