B.C. Hydro insists its spiffy new smart meters have not caused any fires even though the technology has been blamed for blazes in other jurisdictions. That includes Saskatchewan, where the government just decided to get rid of smart meters after a series of electrical fires there.
B.C. Hydro says it uses a different brand of meter from SaskPower, and no fires have been confirmed here. Luc De Beir begs to differ. He blames a smart meter for a February 2013 fire at his summer home near Prince George. The story got stranger from there.
