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.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.,None — The electric meter on the side of your house is the newest thing thieves are stealing in Seminole County and Florida Power and Light told WFTV they are using the stolen ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid ...

A group of Dutch scientists have been testing out some of today’s “smart” electrical meters to check their accuracy, among other things. Not ones to disappoint, the scientists have found consistently ...

Houston-area electricity customers last month began receiving the first of what likely will be successive waves of notices warning them their power could be shut off if they don't make their electric ...

ROCHESTER — The service that Rochester-based ScrapSafe offers to power companies across the country is “environmentally friendly and economically sound,” says the company’s VP of Marketing David Colby ...

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 ...

In our brave new world of smart appliances and internet-connected everything (why would I want my dryer linked to WiFi?), a lot of things are much more convenient. Unfortunately, one thing that's ...