2023-05-11 08:19:20
Opinion and report of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) on the assessment of the population’s exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by smart meters.
Following the implementation since 2015 throughout the territory of the deployment of smart electricity meters, also called Linky, individuals and associations have expressed their concern regarding the potential health effects of these meters.
The “Linky” electricity meters communicate by wire, via the electricity distribution network, using power line carrier technology (PLC), with relay points gathering consumption information. “Gazpar” gas meters and water meters communicate with these relay points by wireless radio link.
In this context, the Directorate General for Health (DGS) contacted the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) on 30 September 2015. ANSES issued an opinion in 2016 and in 2017.
Following new data communicated by the Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB) and the National Frequency Agency (ANFR), ANSES updated its expertise on Linky meters and published the revised opinion on 11 May 2023.
The Agency confirms that it is very unlikely that exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by Linky meters might cause short or long term health effects.
These new data confirm the results of ANSES’s previously conducted expert appraisal. Indeed, in 2017, the Agency had concluded that it was very unlikely that exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by smart meters might cause short or long-term health effects.
The Agency notes that the deployment of smart meters comes at a time when connected objects are multiplying for various applications: connected watches, security and comfort systems for housing, etc. In this changing environment, the question of the overall exposure of people to electromagnetic fields should be anticipated and systematized. Also, ANSES recommends that the development of these connected objects should now be accompanied by the definition of methods and tools specific to characterizing people’s exposure. The levels and implications of the accumulation of fields emitted by these objects might thus be studied.
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Communicating meters (ANSES file)
Assessment of population exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by smart meters (Anses opinion revised)
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