Dive Summary:

• In advance of their plan to upgrade all meters, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) presented an overview of the smart meter to North Beach, Maryland residents and government.
• BGE said during the presentation that the utility plans to install 2.1 million meters over a three-year span and that they expect the process to be complete in September of 2014.
• Joe Saur, BGE’s manager of smart growth, said that the meters don’t gather personal information as most believe and produce significantly less radio frequency waves than microwaves, laptops, and cell phones.

From the article:

Representatives from Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. made a presentation Thursday night to the North Beach council to explain what town residents can expect from the company’s new smart meters.

Bonnie Johansen, local affairs manager for BGE, said the company wanted to give an “overview of the smart meter” because some North Beach residents have already had a smart meter installed. ...