{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0729","body_sha256":"6c3a94840fa35c977d2e3c867317c7ca0798582aba2d41521c3f7b28ecc39a4a","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"Personal statement & Case testimony:\n\nSmart meters present a direct hazard to human health. My health was drastically impacted after our utility insta"},{"id":"electricity","evidence":"the Switch-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) inside these meters injects high-frequency 'dirty electricity' directly onto building power lines. The electrical wiring throughout our house—and electronics plu"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"lls caused such severe disruption that I came close to leg paralysis.\n\n* Severe Insomnia: I can no longer sleep in my bedroom. The continuous fields create a sensation like my brain is bei"},{"id":"mechanisms","evidence":"ients alter cellular function below thermal thresholds by opening voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs), causing overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress.\n\nPi"},{"id":"standards","evidence":" guidelines rely on thermal heating limits (ICNIRP) and wireless RF, failing to regulate conducted voltage noise (\"dirty electricity\") from internal SMPS in digital meters. \n\nTesting show"},{"id":"access","evidence":"f Mitigation: Mitigating this required major changes to living arrangements and expensive filters, which lessen the pollution but cannot eliminate it entirely.\n\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY:\n\nFederal guidelin"}],"summary":"Attributes severe neurological symptoms and sleep disruption to digital meters and electrical pollution, describing expensive mitigation efforts. Calls for analog meters, fee-free alternatives and wider frequency-range regulation, and proposes cellular mechanisms.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-24T19:30:18Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of complete published comment bodies; exact supporting passages; attachments not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"4fb756541ba7138963b0e72dbbf4e66412fb03cfe3186308faf912dde3f4b9db","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"}