6. Southern Californians for Wired Solutions to
Smart Meters' (SCWSSM) Motion
On January 9, 2012, SCWSSM filed a motion requesting that the Commission "ask the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to review the impacts of the electric and magnetic fields produced by the wireless smart meters proposed to be used by San Diego Gas and Electric Company."42 SCWSSM maintains that CDPH's participation is necessary to consider the health impacts of smart meters. SDG&E filed a response opposing this motion.
As previously discussed, the alleged effect of RF emissions on health is not material to determining whether to offer an opt-out option. We have determined that residential customers shall be allowed to opt out of having a wireless smart meter installed in their home for any reason, or for no reason. Additionally, UCAN's application notes that consumers have expressed a variety of reasons to not want the installation of wireless smart meters including health and privacy. Therefore, we do not find that CDPH's participation is necessary to assist us in determining the most reasonable opt-out solution to implement California's energy policies nor the ratemaking issues associated with providing the adopted opt-out solution.
Based on these considerations, SCWSSM's motion is denied.
42 Southern Californians For Wired Solutions to Smart Meters (SCWSSM) Motion to Request the California Department of Public Health to Review the Electric and Magnetic Fields Produced by Wireless Smart Meters (SCWSSM Motion), filed January 9, 2012, at 1.
