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.

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 ...

The future of the electric grid doesn't just involve adjusting meter expectations and changing traditional one-way communications, but instead requires embedding core intelligence at the grid's edge ...

Two thirds of householders are bamboozled by their smart electricity meter and don’t know how to use them properly, despite the rollout of more than two million of the devices at Irish homes, a new ...

EXPENSIVE IN NEW ENGLAND, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN RATES SKYROCKET. BUT IMAGINE GETTING $1,000 BILLS EVERY MONTH. YEAH, THAT’S THE SHOCKING REALITY FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO THINK THEIR ELECTRIC ...

While Eversource will hold an informational meeting next Tuesday to explain its project to exchange traditional electric ...

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Smart meters, technology considered essential to modernizing the power grid, are coming to Rhode Island. State regulators on Wednesday approved a $153-million plan for Rhode Island Energy to replace ...