Last year, our electric company began installing smart meters in our neighborhood. They’re handy for tracking home energy use, but they come with potential pitfalls, which is why our neighbor opted to ...

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 ...

Wildfires tore through Spokane, Washington forcing evacuations and destroying infrastructure in August 2026, but online posts ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Mass Appeal) – Over the years we’ve heard a lot of talk about “grid modernization” and “smart technology” and most recently we’re learning about “smart meters” being installed across Massachusetts ...

Eskom is rolling out smart meters to eliminate load reduction in South Africa, and people whose meters show any unusual usage ...

Research carried out by Which? in 2019 showed that only 42 percent of consumers who have changed energy suppliers since they got a smart meter have been able to keep the equipment working. Some 19 ...

Duke Energy Progress, which serves 140,000 Asheville customers, began upgrading its meter technology in May 2018. But some customers have been up in arms about the hardware change, citing worries ...