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.

They’re called smart meters. And both Con Edison and NYSEG utility companies say they are a way for customers to keep watch on energy use and to save money. Con Edison said on its website it has ...

Rising energy costs have many homeowners looking for ways to manage their usage and lower their bills, and smart meters — which display real-time energy consumption—can be a useful tool in this effort ...

Smart meters reduce the cost of meter reading and make it possible to detect and respond to power outages quickly. Until recently, most U.S. households had mechanical electric meters. Utility ...

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Most of us would never intentionally bring something unsafe into our homes. That's why we research new products before buying them. None of us wants to look back and think we exposed ourselves or our ...

RG&E will begin the process of replacing meters in every home and business with smart meters in October. The smart meters will allow customers to track exactly how much energy they are using, and ...

Xcel Energy installed its first smart electric meter in Amarillo Monday morning as a part of a multiyear project to bring customers cleaner, safer and more reliable energy through advanced grid ...

On Dec. 1, National Grid will begin installing new smart meters for its 6,600 Dunkirk-area customers, providing homeowners ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Grand Junction residents and visitors have expressed frustration with the new ‘smart meters’ scattered around the Downtown area. “We find it extremely, extremely ...