McHenry County Blog

Dumb electric meter.

It’s not a big secret that I thought the Com Ed-Ameren Smart Meter bill was a scam.

“It’s going to save money.”

That was the pitch.

Now Statehouse News has come up with price tags.

Take a read:

“Anne Pramaggiore, president and CEO of Commonwealth Edison, or ComEd, said in a news release that ‘customers will be able to see for themselves the benefits of this exciting technology as they take greater control over their energy consumption.’

“The smart meters are expected to increase annual electricity costs by an average of $36 annually for ComEd customers and $3.40 for customers of Ameren, southern Illinois’ utility.”

See how much Illinois State Senators who voted “Yes” got in campaign contributions here. Here is the Senate Roll Call.

Here is the House Roll Call. The vote was taken without debate.

Jack Franks communicated his switch to vote in favor of the electric rate hike bill to television reporter Charles Thomas.

Democrat Jack Franks could not resist getting publicity for switching his vote to Com Ed’s position.

A notice from the Huntley Area Tea Party:

How to find the meeting.

Who: The Huntley Tea Party
What: Smart Meter Awareness Meeting- What’s coming your way?
When: Wednesday, February 22nd,
6:30-700 PM: signup, meet and greet
7:00 PM: Presentation
Where: Cosman Center [Park District building], 12015 Mill St, Huntley

This meeting will feature a presentation on Smart Meter Issues affecting every household in Illinois. The process of imposing Smart Meters in McHenry and Kane counties is in the planning stages.

For over a year, the Tea Party of Naperville has been leading the effort to prevent the Village from imposing Smart Meters on all residences of the community.

Thanks to their research efforts, we have the details on the privacy, health, safety and other consequences of installing Smart Meters in our area.

Our speaker is Bill Broderick, who will lead the powerpoint presentation and discussion.

Some of the topics include how the power grid and Smart Meter interact, what data is transmitted, breach of privacy and health issues.

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I wonder if any of the legislators who voted for the Com Ed/Ameren rate hike bill (Com Ed refer to it as the “Smart Grid” bill) will attend the meeting.  Here’s the House Roll Call.  Here’s the Senate Roll Call.