Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In just a matter of weeks, many National Grid customers will start getting new smart meters installed at ...

Smart Grid standards To the extent that the popular media understands the Smart Grid at all, it’s seen in terms of “smart meters” that are going to, say, let the utilities turn off consumers’ clothes ...

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 utility industry is one of the last industries to go digital as the advent of smart grid meter technology is bringing it into the modern age. A secure wireless network for two-way communication is ...

Most residences and commercial buildings in the US use old-style electromechanical utility power meters to track electricity use. The meters are reliable and cheap but are inadequate for use by a ...

Smart Appliances: Smart grid technology will eventually provide real-time market rates, giving the consumer a choice of how and when to consume energy. The immediate advantage of this will be realized ...

Smart meter deployments are long-term infrastructure investments but what happens in 10–15 years if the network depends on a ...

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 — ...

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 ...