Dive Summary:
- Judge John Z. Lee of the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois told the Naperville Smart Meter Awareness Group (NSMA) to return to court in two weeks with more evidence that the city of Naperville violated their constitutional rights.
- The city of Naperville is 95% done with its smart meter installation project, which aims to put smart meters in an estimated 57,000 homes.
- In a lawsuit filed in December, lawyers for the NSMA argue that the smart meters are unsafe and violate the privacy and rights of residents while the analog meters the city offers as a substitute are too costly.
From the article:
"... The group has cited several health and safety as well as security and privacy issues with smart meters, and claims the city has violated their constitutional rights to due process, protection from unreasonable searches and protection from the government taking private property, the article said. During the Friday hearing, an attorney for the group cited recent reports of smart meter-related residential fires as an additional concern. A city attorney responded by saying the fires were the result of faulty installation and that no meter-related fires have happened in Naperville. ..."