Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / Georgia Family Blames Smart Meter For House Fire

by Renew Grid on September 18, 2012

A family in Decatur, Ga., is claiming that a smart meter attached to their home has caused a fire.

The meter was installed by utility Georgia Power in 2010, according to a report from local news station WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News.

"All of our customers have been upgraded to [smart meters], and we've not had any safety issues," Mark Williams, a Georgia Power spokesperson, told Action News.

The utility and a county inspector both said a base box that is part of the house's wiring - not the smart meter itself - is to blame for the fire.

To read the full report, click here.

*******

Don't miss a thing -- register to receive our Latest Headlines e-mails

Latest Top Stories

Smart Grid Reality Check, Part I: The Future Of Distributed Generation

Optimistic market projections for DG may face a variety of hurdles.

Utilities' Appetite For Wind Energy Continues To Grow

The American Wind Energy Association reports that more than 40% of U.S. utilities had wind energy on their grids last year, and electricity suppliers are increasingly seeking the resource.

Lesson No. 1 From Superstorm Sandy - Modernize The Grid, Already!

The GridWise Alliance has released a new report highlighting what measures must be taken to protect the U.S.' electric system from extreme weather.

And The 2012 Utility Green Power Program Leaders Are...

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has developed Top 10 rankings of green power programs offered by utilities across the country.

It's Official: PSE&G Spending Half A Billion On Solar

The utility initially sought about $880 million, but eventually settled on more than half of that in April.