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With the help of a $130 million federal grant in 2010, NV Energy began replacing the old meters with so-called smart meters, which wirelessly transmit information on a customer's power use every 15 minutes. More than 1.1 million smart meters have been installed on homes and businesses across Nevada.
RGJ Investigates: Nevada to launch smart meter inquiry
by Anjeanette Damon, rgj.com,
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by Anjeanette Damon, rgj.com,
23 September 2014
State regulators decided Monday to launch a preliminary investigation into whether the 1.1 million smart meters installed on homes across the state by NV Energy pose a fire danger, demanding the utility turn over data on meter failures, the number of fires associated with the meters, any lawsuits involving the meters and internal investigation documents on meter fires.
The request for information comes after the Reno and Sparks fire chiefs raised the alarm on a series of fires they say are linked to smart meters in their cities, including the most recent blaze that killed a 61-year-old Reno woman.
State regulators decided Monday to launch a preliminary investigation into whether the 1.1 million smart meters installed on homes across the state by NV Energy pose a fire danger, demanding the utility turn over data on meter failures, the number of fires associated with the meters, any lawsuits involving the meters and internal investigation documents on meter fires.
The request for information comes after the Reno and Sparks fire chiefs raised the alarm on a series of fires they say are linked to smart meters in their cities, including the most recent blaze that killed a 61-year-old Reno woman.