BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In just a matter of weeks, many National Grid customers will start getting new smart meters installed at their homes or businesses. Officials with the utility company are ...

Consulting company is showing a miniature version of Boulder's SmartGridCity program, offering a peek into how consumers can manage their home energy. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

Understanding the Smart Grid requires an appreciation of the interactions of multiple layers of control and communication. The best tool for understanding all the layers of complexity is the ...

Company partners with smart-meter manufacturer and eight utilities to offer its Web-based application for monitoring home energy use. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting ...

The traditional power utility's electrical network moves vast amounts of energy from power stations to a large number of customers (consumers). In essence, a power plant consists of a centralized ...

The Institute for Electric Innovation (IEI) released its “Electric Company Smart Meter Deployments: Foundation for a Smart Grid” report, which projects that U.S. electric companies have installed 98 ...

Think of eMeter as the data-keeper for the smart grid. Since 2000, the San Mateo, Calif.-based startup has built a business supplying its data management software to utilities that need a way to ...

The effort, which dubbed the Google PowerMeter, is being tested by Google employees. Google is just the latest player interested in part of the smart grid pie. While smart grids are being pitched as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting from Europe, Jeff McMahon covers the environment. Prospects look dim for meter readers in an era when meters can read ...

Smart meters used to deliver electricity more efficiently have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid, according to a new report. According to security firmInGuardians, a thief could ...

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, the global smart electricity meter market size was valued at $17.7 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $34.3 billion by 2033, ...

Burbank Water and Power officials on Wednesday prepped the public for the installation of new “smart grid” meters starting in May. Only eight residents gathered at Buena Vista Library on rainy night — ...