Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Long Island Power Authority smart meter installed at a home in Suffolk County, N.Y. John Paraskevas/Newsday RM via Getty Images ...

Utility meters are used to monitor the consumption of water, gas, or electricity by businesses or residences. They differ in terms of measurement technology and user interface. Utility meters with a ...

Smart meters reduce the cost of meter reading and make it possible to detect and respond to power outages quickly. Until recently, most U.S. households had mechanical electric meters. Utility ...

Smart meters offer benefits to both utilities and utility customers, but they also face skepticism and anxieties from critics. A recent court decision in Maine, protesters in Texas and a report ...

A new study of the extent to which “smart utility meters” can improve energy efficiency in manufacturing finds that the willingness of managers to actually make use of the technology is a key driver ...