Timonium Concerns: Smart Meters, Mays Chapel & Redevelopment
Patch previews issues that will be discussed at the June Greater Timonium Community Council meeting.
Greater Timonium Community Council president Eric Rockel believes BGE smart meters, the elementary school in Mays Chapel and a change in the county’s redevelopment law should be at the top of area residents’ concerns. The council will discuss each issue, as well as welcome lawmakers state Sen. James Brochin and Dels. Dana Stein and Susan Aumann for a legislative recap at Wednesday night's meeting. Smart Meters By now you’ve probably heard that BGE will be rolling out a new “smart meter,” which signals back to the utility company with information regarding your home energy usage. “Of course, BGE says the meters are perfectly harmless in terms of health affects or as a surveillance tool, Rockel said. “But there are people who say these …
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M. Sullivan
3:45 pm on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Nikola, nice moniker. I don't know if that would be broadband enough, even with harmonics, to damage the 2.4 GHz. However, if the meter is operating at 902 MHz, you might have a better shot. Either way, you probably wouldn't damage the internal data collection (unless you use a Tesla coil) so, when BGE came to fix your meter, they could just download the usage info and you would get charged a … more ›