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Date: March 27, 2022 at 09:32:17
From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Raleigh residents: Smart meters doing more harm than good |
URL: https://abc11.com/smart-meters-duke-energy-damaging-appliances/2315553/?fbclid=IwAR0--iV54nhvsSlbCLxfCCxKEs1nW6J_jZ15weQX3xmFV-wNd7-LUgeG8TQ |
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from 2017, still important
HOME & GARDEN
Raleigh residents: Smart meters doing more harm than
good
By DeJuan Hoggard
Thursday, August 17, 2017
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Harrington Grove residents have said their smart meters
are causing more harm than good.
RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Harrington Grove
residents have said their smart meters are causing more
harm than good. Recently, Duke Energy Carolinas began
installing smart meters on homes in the North Raleigh
subdivision.
Gene Astorino and his wife, Dawn, built their home in
Harrington Grove more than 20 years ago. After having
the new smart meters installed, the Astorino family has
noticed several electronic items malfunctioning.
Specifically, their dryer and big-screen television.
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Gene, who works from home, said someone from Duke
Energy showed up to his home last week and said his
smart meter was going to be replaced. He told ABC11 the
DE crew spent less than five minutes at the home. Soon
after crew left, Gene said his dryer and TV began to
malfunction.
Referring to the family's dryer, Gene said, "Just
yesterday, the repairman finally got here and said it's
your electronic board. So it's sort of coincidental
that two things ironically went out since this
happened."
The Astorinos now have to replace the family dryer.
"The TV, we haven't even started (to fix), because we
know that's going to be a pretty penny."
According to Duke Energy, the new smart meters are said
to give the energy company remote access to read
meters, enable customers to have better control of
their energy use, and result in fewer estimated bills.
Raleigh resident Frank McNally has Duke Energy
Progress. Since a DE crew visited his home last week,
the family has had two short power outages at their
home. McNally said he is at the point where, "if we
have any kind of issues at all, even a power flicker
... we're definitely going to call them and let them
know.
Duke Energy sent ABC11 a statement that reads: "We have
not had any reports of this issue happening with our
AMI installations. We do encourage any customers having
power issues to contact Duke Energy so that we're able
to look into the issue and resolve it."
Furthermore, DE also said Duke Energy Carolinas is
installing smart meters in North Carolina and Duke
Energy Progress customers will see smart meters
deployed in their homes next year.
After our inquiry into these smart meters, Duke Energy
decided to look into the issue and sent the following
response:
"At each of the locations, we inspected the meters and
found no issues with the new meters, and the voltage
level was good. Our site visits also showed there was
no damage or issues caused by the meter exchange. As
background, there is no electricity surge when the new
meter is installed - it's a circuit and power flows
like turning on a light switch in the house.
The one-time flickering was more than likely caused by
a branch or something on the power line. This would not
have been a meter issue.
As I mentioned before, we do encourage our customers to
contact us if they have any issues with their power
service and we will look into it for them."
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Date: March 27, 2022 at 16:38:52
From: kay.so.or, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Raleigh residents: Smart meters doing more harm than good |
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actually, that one youtube study, it maybe on the science board, shows that the electricity does not flow through as all of us have been taught, forever, it vibrates 'or something' in the line and causes the power to happen. I have to wonder myself, physically, as one of my challenges since they put the smart meter in is the heart stuff that I now have to take pills for, arrhythmia, racing, etc..hmmmm? I definitely sense or experience days when it feels like the electrical circuits in my body are jumpy and 'off' too....???
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Date: March 27, 2022 at 20:28:59
From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Raleigh residents: Smart meters doing more harm than good |
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Date: March 27, 2022 at 20:06:20
From: chaskuchar@stcharlesmo, [DNS_Address]
Subject: electricity does not flow through you. current does. |
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the current is dependent upon the voltage and your
resistance. so current flow through you will be
different from another person depending upon their
resistance. an overweight person might have lower
resistance to current flow.
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