What are Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)?
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are a type of low-frequency radiation emitted from virtually everything electrical and electronic in our modern environment power lines, transformers, electrical meter panels, building wiring, computers, lights, clocks, appliances, TVs, hairdryers, cell phones and towers, microwave ovens, wireless devices, etc.
Progress Energy is committed to providing safe electric service for our customers and a safe working environment for our employees. Extremely low-frequency electric and magnetic fields (ELF-EMFs) are all around us – not just in power lines but also electrical wiring in buildings, electric motors and appliances, TVs, computers, etc. Numerous studies have been conducted in an attempt to discern the relationship, if any, between exposure to ELF-EMFs and human health. After decades of study, there has been no scientifically recognized consensus establishing a relationship. Some population or epidemiological studies have indicated that exposure to ELF-EMFs could pose, under some circumstances, a slightly elevated risk for developing certain types of disease; other studies have found no such correlation. Virtually all laboratory studies have failed to establish a link between ELF-EMF and disease. For information EMFs, visit the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ EMF Rapid W
