Most homes already have a smart meter that digitally communicates with the electric grid. If you're looking to get rooftop solar panels, a smart meter is an essential piece of equipment. Here's why.

Customers who have not officially opted out of smart meters are having their power shut off if they refuse the smart meter ...

A smart electric meter at a National Grid customer’s home. Customers can track usage through the utility’s website. ALBANY — National Grid is in the process of installing so-called smart meters at the ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — With temperatures going up, a lot of North Texans are turning their thermostats down. That, in turn, can drive our energy bills up. By now, most Texans have smart ...

The rollout of smart electricity meters in Zunheboto district has sparked public debate with over affordability, digital ...

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Last year, our electric company began installing smart meters in our neighborhood. They’re handy for tracking home energy use ...

Rhode Island Energy, the state's largest utility, is well underway on their $153 million program to install approximately 540,000 smart electricity meters around the state. These advanced meters will ...

The state’s largest electric distributor may not start to install next-generation meters, which can cut monthly bills and prompt a faster response to power outages, at Connecticut homes and businesses ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smart meters, technology considered essential to modernizing the power grid, are coming to Rhode Island. State regulators on ...

State regulators on Wednesday approved a $153-million plan for Rhode Island Energy to replace over the next decade 525,000 outdated meters at homes and businesses with new devices that would allow the ...