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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global smart electric meter market to grow to USD 13.16 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of close to 9% over the forecast period, according to their ...

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regulators on Wednesday approved a $153-million plan for Rhode Island Energy to replace over the next decade 525,000 outdated meters at homes and businesses with new devices that would allow the ...