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.

SPRINGFIELD — Your electric meter will soon be able to communicate with you in real time. That means a warning if you are using more power, and spending more money, than you’d planned. This week, ...

A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data ...

Claims by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) that the recent surge in rapid depletion of prepaid electricity credit is due to accurate readings from newly installed smart meters have been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Xcel Energy installed its first smart electric meter in Amarillo Monday morning as a part of a multiyear project to bring ...

Panaji: The electricity department is likely to start installing smart prepaid meters for private consumers after a month. It ...