Informed Life Radio: Smart Meters, Informed Consent, and the Right to Opt Out

(Sept. 11, 2026) In Episode 383, Cecelia “Cece” Doucette, director of Massachusetts for Safe Technology, makes the case for a meaningful right to opt out of wireless “smart” utility meters.  Cece explains how smart meters differ from older analog and digital meters, why their constant two-way radiofrequency transmissions raise health and informed-consent concerns, and what advocates are doing to secure an opt-out without punitive fees. A regular guest on CHD.TV, Cece is also a public educator and legislative advocate who has taken the stage at the last two Children’s Health Defense national conferences. Through Massachusetts for Safe Technology, she offers no-cost monthly webinars, practical safer-tech guidance, legislative education, and resources citizens can use in their own communities.

• Massachusetts for Safe Technology
• MA for Safe Technology | Facebook
• Cecelia Doucette | LinkedIn
• Events — Massachusetts for Safe Technology
• Safer Screentime | Healthier Digital Habits & Tech Education
• Understanding EMFs
• Health in Buildings Roundtable Conference at NIH
• HB 1336 Washington State Legislature
• Generation Zapped (2017)

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