Electromagnetic Fields and Radio Frequencies

York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, Inc. (YEC) always wants our mem­bers to stay safe around elec­tric­i­ty. Many have had con­cerns about elec­tro­mag­net­ic fields, also known as radio fre­quen­cy, that could be a result of the trans­mis­sion and dis­tri­b­u­tion of elec­tric­i­ty along pow­er lines.

We encour­age our mem­bers to com­plete their own research on this mat­ter. How­ev­er, the fre­quen­cies cre­at­ed from pow­er lines are very low on the elec­tro­mag­net­ic spec­trum. In fact, many oth­er house­hold items and com­mon prac­tices such as tele­vi­sions and microwaves are high­er.

Fur­ther­more, stud­ies show the fre­quen­cies cre­at­ed from pow­er lines are not known to be harm­ful to the human body.

Help­ful resources for you to con­sid­er while research­ing elec­tro­mag­net­ic fields and radio fre­quen­cy can be found at the Nation­al Insti­tute of Envi­ron­men­tal Health Sci­ences and the Envi­ron­men­tal Pro­tec­tion Agency.