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| Community Awareness Conversation
Thursday, September 22, 2011 7-9 pm Grace Point Church 1320 East Chicago Ave, Naperville Find out the TRUTH about Smart Meters. | | Mass deployment of Smart Meters in Naperville is set to begin in November. Smart Meters have risks - inform yourself Every home, business, school, and church in Naperville will receive a smart meter, putting privacy, financials, security, property, and health at risk. Come to our presentation and Q&A session to be fully informed of the risks of smart meters and what you can do about it. Be smart, be informed, be moved to action. Click here to learn more about the results of our previous community conversation. |
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| Feelings of frustration and despondency, according to a 12-month pilot study
| Smart meters are touted as one of the necessary steps to providing customers control over their energy usage. Customers will be able to log onto an ePortal in order to see their current energy usage and make adjustments accordingly, according to city officials.
While logging onto an ePortal sounds cool, do you really want to add that to your task list?
Residents have told us, "It sounds cool, but really, I just want to know that when I need electricity, I have it. I don't want to have to pay attention to the time of day I use it and how much it will cost. When I think about it, it really is adding one more thing that I have to be concerned with during the day. And it doesn't seem the risks, outweigh the rewards."
A 12-month pilot study shows that smart meters "may not have much effect" on energy consumption. Accoring to the article, "Rather than feeling motivated to save more energy and money, householders were left feeling frustrated and despondent that the changes they could make were very small and they were receiving little or no meaningful support from anywhere else, such as government and local authorities." Click here to read more.
According to a recent Forbes article, the process of saving energy is even simpler and doesn't come with the reported risks associated with smart meters, nor the huge expense. Research has found that a 30% reduction in energy consumption is possible with some of the suggestions. Click here to read the article. |
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| Sign the petition to stop smart meters in Naperville
| | Signing the petition provides a collective voice from residents and business owners to tell the city we do not want smart meters in Naperville. All residents are encouraged to sign, including multiple adults in the same household. - $22M project
- $11M bond
- $3M interest expense paid by ratepayers
- $1.35M paid to PR firms to help quell the dissenters
- time of use pricing
- minute by minute surveillance of your electricity usage
- radiation exposure
- cyber security concerns
- Contractual obligations with the DOE = ratepayers to be guinea pigs for the DOE
- penalty charge to protect your safety
- no referendum
- KILL SWITCH
Do you still need a reason to oppose smart meters? The following steps are necessary to protect yourself:
Sign the petition - click here
Email Bernie Saban at the utility to opt-out - click here
Send a certified letter of No Consent - click here
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| | Naperville Smart Meter Awareness is a group of concerned citizens educating the public about the risks of wireless smart meters. We are comprised of lawyers, technology professionals, health advocates, accountants, business owners and parents in our community. Smart meters are to be installed in Naperville starting this summer and pose risks in the areas of privacy, costs, security, and health. Our mission is to educate the residents of Naperville by bringing all pertinent information to the public and in doing so, advocate for a smarter solution in Naperville. |
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