PROVIDENCE — In a unanimous vote last month, state utilities regulators approved a proposal to replace electric meters in Rhode Island with smart meters that supporters say will put the state on track ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smart meters, technology considered essential to modernizing the power grid, are coming to Rhode Island. State regulators on ...

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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Come January, NYSEG will start installing so-called "smart meters" for its estimated 190,000 electric customers in Western New York. NYSEG spokesperson Shelby Cohen explains that a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market opportunity for smart electric meters, with a focus on advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) communications technologies, including ...

During my 30 years in the power industry, including as a state public service commissioner, five years as a FERC commissioner, president of NARUC, and chair of PG&E’s board, I’ve recognized the value ...

First Energy customers can opt out of a smart meter, but it will cost them a pretty penny. The company confirmed it charges ...