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.

Until recently, most U.S. households had mechanical electric meters. Utility employees would visit each home to take a monthly reading that the company would use to calculate the household’s bill.

Germany is falling far behind the rest of Europe when it comes to smart meter installation. View on euronews ...

Energy suppliers are to be given an extra four years to offer smart meters to every home in the UK, under a new timetable announced by the Government this week. The Government had previously set a ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- FirstEnergy is in the middle a three-year effort to install smart meters throughout parts of Ohio as part of an approximately $250 million effort to modernize its system. The ...

National Grid has been rolling out digital “Smart” meters across New York, replacing traditional meters that required manual readings. While the installation ...

Duke Energy workers showed up at Latonia homeowner Bob Horine's house to disconnect his 50 year old analog electric meter. They were replacing it with a brand new smart meter, as they begin a rollout ...

With smart meters installed in 98% of LIPA’s 1.1 million customer base, the utility has moved up the date to begin charging customers who’ve opted out of the automated meters for the cost of a manual ...

Cybersecurity researchers have developed an automated program aimed at foiling smart meter hacking and boosting security in the smart grid. Smart electricity meters are useful because they allow ...