Get the Facts About Electric and Magnetic Fields

In recent years, everyone from scientists to everyday people haves started questioning if there’s a link between exposure to electric and magnetic fields (EMF) and serious health problems, including cancer. And no one is more concerned about it than all of us at SDG&E.

Scientific Studies and Reviews

Thousands of studies on this subject have been done throughout the world, with results inconclusive and hard to understand results.  A number of internationally recognized scientific organizations and independent regulatory advisory groups have conducted scientific reviews of the EMF research literature.

Conclusions

Without exception, these major reviews have reported that the data do not demonstrate that exposure to power-frequency magnetic fields causes cancer or other health risks, although the possibility cannot be dismissed. Most reviews recommend further research, and, appropriately, research is ongoing worldwide. While no one has proven that exposure to EMFs is harmful, many questions remain about how these fields, especially magnetic fields, might affect the human body.

Our Commitment

Until research and the scientific community provide greater direction, SDG&E’s commitment includes the following measures:

• Maintaining an EMF Center staffed with informed representatives available to talk with customers about EMF issues
• Free measurements of magnetic fields
• Providing EMF health literature to the public.
• Supporting, funding, and monitoring EMF research
• Working to reduce fields associated with new and upgraded construction projects