BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 24, 2023
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday turned down an appeal to reconsider an earlier ruling by the state’s electricity regulator that certain smart meter alternatives are safe. The Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters filed the appeal with the state’s highest court, saying the Maine Public Utility Commission’s 2014 finding that solid-state alternatives to the smart meters are safe is not supported by substantial evidence. “Contrary to the Coalition’s assertions, there was competent evidence in the record to support the Commission’s finding that solid-state meters are safe,” the court wrote in its ruling.