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.

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 ...

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 ...

This post was paid for and produced by our sponsor, Eversource Energy, in collaboration with WBUR’s Business Partnerships team. WBUR’s editorial teams are independent of business teams and were not ...

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

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — How can RG&E customers find out when their homes or businesses will get a smart meter? RG&E’s online smart meter installation tool is meant to give you an idea of when you can expect ...

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 ...

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 ...