Huntley Tea Party to Discuss Smart Meters

The Huntley Tea Party will feature a presentation on how smart meters are affecting Illinois households at the group’s upcoming meeting.

The Huntley Tea Party will host a “meet and greet” from 6:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, followed by the main presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. The gathering, which is open to the public, will be held at the Cosman Center, 12015 Mill St., Huntley, according to Tea Party member Peg Mulhall.

“The issue of smart meters is a big topic right now,” Mulhall said.

For more than a year, the Tea Party of Naperville has been leading an effort to prevent the city from imposing smart meters on all electric power users of the community, Mulhall said. The group’s research has provided details on “the privacy, health, safety and other consequences of installing smart meters in our area,” she said.

Huntley Tea Party member Bill Broderick will lead the power-point presentation and smart meter discussion at the Feb. 22 meeting.  Broderick will discuss how the power grid and smart meter interact, what data is transmitted through the device, breach of privacy and health issues.

Mulhall said the Huntley Tea Party formed about two years ago, and has approximately 200 members.

More information about the meeting and other news is available on the Huntley Tea Party’s website.