The commenter opposes mandatory smart meters, citing privacy, health and fire concerns, describes costly …

HHS public comment #3918 · HHS-OASH-2026-0397 · 2026-10-21

#1The commenter opposes mandatory smart meters, citing privacy, health and fire concerns, describes costly …by Brice Hereford » 2026-10-21
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The commenter opposes mandatory smart meters, citing privacy, health and fire concerns, describes costly opt-out arrangements, and expresses concern for a spouse with a heart condition.

  • Smart meters: The Smart Meters that Eversource and National Grid are now installing on every ho
  • Surveillance & privacy concerns: on every house in Massachusetts are far more intrusive on our privacy than the Flock Cameras. Smart Meters are far more dange
  • Heart symptoms & implanted devices: opardize our health, indeed our very lives. My wife has a heart condition and these EMFs will kill her. Sincerely, Brice Hereford- Conway
  • Housing, work & access barriers: re and they disappear. So-I will be paying over $500 a year to have a "non-communicating" meter installed so my wife and I w

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The Smart Meters that Eversource and National Grid are now installing on every house in Massachusetts are far more intrusive on our privacy than the Flock Cameras.

Smart Meters are far more dangerous to our health through the EMFs they emit continuously.

These Smart Meters have also been linked to fires, though it is hard to prove since utility companies nationwide rush in and grab them from any fire and they disappear.

So-I will be paying over $500 a year to have a "non-communicating" meter installed so my wife and I will not be subject to these EMFs which do far more damage to humans than they are admitting.

I urge you to prevent these life threatening meters from being put on my house to jeopardize our health, indeed our very lives. My wife has a heart condition and these EMFs will kill her. Sincerely, Brice Hereford- Conway, Massachusetts.

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