Smart Meter
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Smart Meters and Dynamic Pricing Can Save Money and Cut Pollution
Consumers benefit by using electricity when it's less costly
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Couple Sacrifices Electricity in Smart Meter Dispute
The Maryland pair would rather sit through a sweltering summer without air conditioning than pay a smart meter opt-out fee
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Utility Will Test the Effectiveness of Smart Meters
Chicago's Commonwealth Edison wants to find out whether these devices really help people curb their use of electricity
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Will the Supreme Court Kill the Smart Grid?
An obscure federal policy called ‘Order 745’ is key to the debate over demand response
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Court Backs Smart Meters
A federal judge rejects arguments from a suburban grassroots group that opposed the devices on constitutional grounds
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The Smart Meter: Friend or Foe?
Smart meters may be able to help homeowners reduce electricity use. Can we reap the benefits without compromising privacy or safety?
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Smart Meter Ado Turns Nasty
Police in Illinois arrest a woman who videoed utility workers installing a smart meter without the homeowner's consent. Now she's suing.
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Ontario to Yank Some Smart Meters
The order affects only a small percentage of the millions of meters that have been installed. In Maine, critics appeal a ruling the meters are safe.
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Smart Meters Not a Health Threat, Study Finds
In Arizona, the Department of Health Services says its review shows smart meters aren't likely to make people ill
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In Nevada, Calls for a Smart Meter Probe
After reports that 70 smart meters have been ‘consumed,’ fire chiefs in two cities ask regulators to find out what's up