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.

SPRINGFIELD — Your electric meter will soon be able to communicate with you in real time. That means a warning if you are using more power, and spending more money, than you’d planned. This week, ...

Is your home in New Jersey getting a smart meter? Millions in the state who are customers of PSE&G, Jersey Central Power & Light and Rockland Electric have had these meters installed in their homes ...

BANGOR, Maine — Versant Power, the state's second-largest electric utility, is replacing more than 100,000 electric meters for homes and small- to medium-sized businesses. The current meters are at ...

Since the mid 1980s, employees at the Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) had been using portable, temporary power quality meters to help customers identify problems in their facilities. These meters cost ...

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We have smart phones, smart refrigerators, smart lights, smart vacuum cleaners. There’s even a smart fork that tracks your eating habits. But the meter that tracks the electricity that runs these ...

EVERETT — Soon many Snohomish County power customers will get a new “smart” device in their homes. This week the Public Utility District board of commissioners voted 2-1 to move forward with a plan to ...