Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 | 11:50 a.m.
RENO — State regulators have demanded NV Energy turn over data on smart meter failures as they launch a preliminary investigation into whether the 1.1 million meters they've installed on homes across Nevada pose any fire danger.
The Reno Gazette-Journal first reported last week that fire investigators had documented nine fires in Reno and Sparks since 2012 that they say originated at the smart meters.
Most of the incidents caused only minor damage but the most recent blaze killed a Reno woman.
NV Energy says it has investigated and doesn't believe the meters caused the fires.
But Reno and Sparks fire chiefs asked the Nevada Public Utilities Commission to investigate, and PUC lawyer Tammy Cordova wrote an order Monday compelling the utility to turn over documents given the "lingering safety questions."
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