As Eversource rolls out its smart meter program in the Berkshires, discussions about the safety of the project continue among ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Over the next few years, RG&E and NYSEG will start installing smart meters in our homes, but it doesn’t come without controversy. Some people claim they’re a health hazard.

AEP-PSO, which plans to install more than 500,000 smart meters systemwide over the next few years, denies that those devices emit radio frequency radiation at a high enough level to make people sick.

Wayne La Fleur, an employee of Eversource, installs a Smart Meter to a business in Hadley on the morning of Feb. 5. CAROL LOLLIS / Staff Photo Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get ...