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2012
Maine's highest court says PUC didn't address smart meter safety
Public Utilities Commission, Portland Maine
". . . Maine's highest court ruled Thursday that state regulators failed to adequately address safety concerns about Central Maine Power's smart meters but the ruling had no immediate impact on more than 600,000 smart meters already installed in homes and businesses across the state.
"The Supreme Judicial Court ordered the Maine Public Utilities Commission to reconsider a complaint that raised health concerns, and lead plaintiff, Ed Friedman of Bowdoinham, urged the panel to use the opportunity "to hold full evidentiary hearings on this and look at it under the bright lights."
"We understand that the horse is out of the barn in terms of the meters being in, but they should've vetted these smart meters for safety before they were deployed instead of waiting until they're deployed to see that there's well-known biological effects," Friedman said.
"The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued a brief statement saying the panel is considering how best to comply with the supreme court's unanimous ruling . . .
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