Why are state regulators silent on ComEd's smart meter fires?

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Naperville Smart Meter Awareness Empowering the community to "Take Back Your Power" by informing the community about the risks of "smart" meters. Federal Case Update Oral Arguments to be heard! Friday September 21, 2012 @ 1:00 pm Join NSMA in Courtroom 1225 at the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, 230 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. See Motion of Preliminary Injunction here.   DONATE NOW Donate Now! Protect Your Rights! Click Here.   Your support at this critical phase will help us proceed with this important legal case which is truly about the rights of all US citizens effected by mandated smart meters. Donations support the federal case for freedom of choice and the volunteer efforts to educate the community. Please  donate now. Contact us to volunteer.   Why are state regulators silent on ComEd "smart" meter fires? September 10, 2012 When Commonwealth Edison Co. muscled its "smart grid" plan through the Illinois General Assembly last year-along with a hefty rate hike-skeptics like us wondered, "Where's the fire?" Now we know. As Crain's Senior Reporter Steve Daniels wrote Aug. 30 on ChicagoBusiness.com, three suburban homes with recently installed smart meters have had "small fires." In addition, ComEd fessed up that 15 other smart meters in the area have exhibited "higher than normal heat conditions causing damage to the smart meter." This is as much as we know about fire and overheating problems involving smart meters that the Chicago electric company has installed since 2009 because, well, that's all ComEd has revealed. According to Mr. Daniels' article, ComEd reported a September 2010 fire to its overseers at the Illinois Commerce Commission, but regulators were not told of subsequent fires in 2011 and earlier this year, something ComEd said it was not required to disclose. Regardless, the ICC did nothing. Things are different in Pennsylvania and Maryland, states where Exelon Corp.'s other utilities also are testing smart meters. In Philadelphia, Peco Energy Co. has halted smart-meter installations while it investigates the cause of an Aug. 12 fire apparently linked to a meter as well as a dozen incidents of overheating. And the Maryland Public Service Commission recently held a hearing where it learned of five cases of overheating meters installed by Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. View full article here.  Public Comment to ICC on ComEd Smart Grid Program Take action now! ComEd has submitted their Smart Grid Plan to the ICC, but it is not without confusion.  Public comment on this very important project is crucial. Contact the ICC for public comment by clicking here:  Comments Scroll to Docket # 12-0298 Details: ComEd AMI Docket 12-0298 All residents are encouraged to comment.   Power Rally Wrap Up Take Back Your Power Rally   Was your analog meter replaced without your consent? If you arrived home to find a tag on your door stating that a smart meter was installed, even though you had a do not install sign on your meter, contact us immediately:   napervillesmartmeters@yahoo.com  Take Back Your Power: The Film Smart Meters are being refused across the country and worldwide.  View the trailer for the upcoming film documentary that chronicles this debate worldwide. For more about this film, inlcuding release dates go to: http://thepowerfilm.org/  Quick Links About NSMA Harvard MD warns Naperville Am. Academy of Environmental Medicine warns Naperville Cardiologist letter to Naperville   Smart Meter Videos Sign the Petition What you can do Should Naperville Proceed? Take the Survey Take Back Your Power April 15, 2012 Rally Video Donate Now IL Attorney General Successful Refusal Know your Rights! Legal Action in Naperville Federal Injunction Press Statement  Complaint for Injunctive Relief (12/31/11) Motion for Preliminary Injunction (4/13/12) Memorandum in Support of Prelim Injunction (4/13/12) Councilman Wherli response to federal lawsuit Donate Now to Protect Your Rights Help support the federal lawsuit against forced installation of smart meters.   A positive outcome in the US Federal courts paves the way for all communities to receive injunctive relief. Donate HERE   Don't live in Naperville, why should you care? Because smart meters are being rolled out across the country.  You may already have one or may be getting one.  They will raise your electric bills as evidenced across the country.  The will invade your privacy, as reported to Congress last month. They represent a significant public health threat as reported by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine.  Click here to read the federal filing.  Law Suits, Complaints and Resolutions  Federal Complaint for Injunctive Relief   American Academy of Environmental Medicine California Complaint to Limit Smart Meter Use British Columbia Complaint under Utilities Commission Act Maine Appeal for no-cost opt out program Santa Cruz Health Assessment Congressional Report re: privacy & cybersecurity Know your Rights! 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Meter Guards, Electricians & No Trespass Signs Across the country, residents have taken matters into their own hands. They have guarded their analog meters.   They have hired electricians to de-install smart meters when utilities have refused. They are locking up their gates, posting NO TRESPASS signs and protecting their property.*            Click here for more pictures:  This is no longer about smart meters.  This is about protecting your personal property.  This is about protecting your constitutional rights. You are protected under the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendment and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This is a utility policy that is being marketed as a mandated project. It is an opt in program. Stand your ground!   Protect your property!   It is your home!  You have the right to protect your property from something that may harm you! Take back your power! More that you can do Many residents do not want a smart meter installed on their home.  They want the choice and according to the U.S. Constitution and the Energy Policy Act of 2005, we have that right. The city has denied its residents the choice. According to the city you will have opportunities to refuse the wireless smart meter, but you must sign up for the non-wireless alternative and pay the monthly penalty fee to protect your home and family. If after the 3rd attempt to install a meter on your home, and you have not signed up for the alternative, the city says it will bring a police escort to your home to intimidate you into allowing the installation of the wireless smart meter. We feel this is outrageous. There must be something serious wrongly with smart meters if the city has to threaten you to install one. Visit our website for more information on what you can do. Click here. Contact the Attorney General's office (317-814-3000) or click here Contact the Governor (312-814-2121) or click here to email Contact Naperville's Chief of Police. (630-420-6666) Contact the Better Government Association (312-520-4999); ashaw@bettergov.org Contact the ACLU (312-201-9740) or acluofillinois@aclu-il.org Contact the press. Tell them Naperville is not a "police state" and residents won't accept being threatened or forced to install a meter on their home that they do not want. Sign the Petition If you have already made up your mind and don't want smart meters in our community then sign the Cease and Desist petition.   Tell the city to stop the install of  smart meters in Naperville. Email: napervillesmartmeters@yahoo.com to sign a paper petition.   Thousands of residents have already signed on.   Email: landdealone@aol.com to request a yard sign.   *NSMA cannot legally advise whether or not to do any of these items.  Each homeowner must make this decision after considering and accepting responsibility for any ramifications. Naperville Smart Meter Awareness is a non-profit 501(c)4 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 currently being installed in Naperville despite a complaint for federal injunction and on-going investigations by the Illinois Attorney General for Open Meetings Act violations by the City of Naperville in conjunction with this project. Smart meters pose risks in the areas of privacy, costs, security, and health and are not a federally mandated program. 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. www.napervillesmartmeterawareness.org napervillesmartmeters@yahoo.com

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