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I'm a TV reporter in St. Louis doing a story about a family living in a home that has been constructed on the edge of a utility easement. The easement carries a 345Kv line owned by AmerenUE, the local electric utility. The family has been plagued by static shocks, and the homebuilder and his electrical contractor have been grounding various objects to protect the family. Grounded were the gutter downspouts and a mailbox. Still, the family is getting shocked in the yard, and one of their kids, while riding her bicycle, gets shocked too. The solution, provided by the contractor, was to ground the bike! The contractor says the surveyor failed to measure the site properly, and the house was built too close to the powerline. The utility says it's line is fine, and meets specs. My question, without opening the door to the EMF danger crowd: are the electro shocks a hazard, and would you live within 30 feet of a 345Kv line? Thanks... Mike Owens
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