ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Over the next few years, RG&E and NYSEG will start installing smart meters in our homes, but it doesn’t come without controversy. Some people claim they’re a health hazard.

AEP-PSO, which plans to install more than 500,000 smart meters systemwide over the next few years, denies that those devices emit radio frequency radiation at a high enough level to make people sick.

A handful of utility customers have been concerned about the health risks associated with the installation of smart meters in their communities; these ladies even got arrested over it. But according ...

EMC Test Design, maker of the Smart Fieldmeter for EMI and RF testing, has added two probes and a modem to its product line. The PI-05 probe ($3500) has a frequency range of 100 MHz to 40 GHz. That ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Last year, officials with Alliant Energy began a three-year transition from analog meters to smart meters for the utility's roughly 750,000 customers in Iowa. Alliant officials say the ...