a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1199:"The Michigan legislature was unable to pass legislation in their last session that would have allowed homeowners an opt out for having Smartmeters installed on their homes. <br />
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Consumers and DTE are currently doing the conversions and they will be coming to your house soon even though homeowners and experts have expressed their concerns regarding the meters for both health and privacy reasons.<br />
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In Naperville Illinois two women were arrested after interfering with the installation of Smartmeters on their homes. The police accompanied the Smartmeter installers at their homes where they had previously been denied access and the women were arrested for not allowing them to complete the installation.<br />
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For an article on what happened in Naperville, the reasons for their concerns, and the opt out costs that we could have imposed on us in Michigan click on the following story link:<br />
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