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George Tsigarides
EIR team
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National Grid House
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8th October 2019
Dear George Tsigarides,
Request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (“EIR”)
Thank you for your email dated 25th September 2019 requesting information via our EIR requests email address.
Information requested
Dear National Grid plc,
We understand that constant Radiation is sent from your smart meters, which are about 100 times more harmful than
the radiation emitted from smartphones.
Please kindly confirm:
1. What safety tests were conducted prior to the installation of smart meters; and what are the results.
2. Are smart meters mandatory.
3. How can we get these smart meters removed.
Yours faithfully,
George Tsigarides
Our response The regulated businesses of National Grid PLC which are subject to the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 do
not own or install smart meters and therefore do not hold the information requested. As a responsible business, we will
always aim to provide information wherever possible but in this instance, it would be the gas and electricity suppliers
who are responsible for rolling out smart meters and therefore may be able to provide this information. Alternatively,
OFGEM may be able to provide further information as the government regulator for gas and electricity markets in Great
Britain
(https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/contact-us) Conclusion
If you are in any way unhappy with this response to your request, you may ask for an internal review. Please write to
Julie Labraham (EIR Complaints Officer), in the first instance, at the above address, setting out the reasons why you
believe we have not complied with its requirements with regard to your request.
1-3 Strand T: 01926 653 000
London WC2N 5EH
www.nationalgrid.com
Regulation 11(2) EIR states that you must send a request for internal review to National Grid no later than 40 working
days after the date of this letter. We will arrange an internal review of your request and we will notify you of its decision
no later than 40 working days following receipt of your complaint.
Under EIR, if you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to appeal the decision to the
Information Commissioner. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioners Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me on the details at the top of this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Rachel Lynall
On behalf of National Grid