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.

Syracuse, N.Y. – Central New York customers are first in line for new “smart meters” that National Grid will roll out across its Upstate territory to all 1.7 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smart meters, technology considered essential to modernizing the power grid, are coming to Rhode Island. State regulators on ...

Estimated meter reading resulted in numerous, inaccurate utility bills in parts of New York. But reading your own meter can help. Carl Popp, of Poughkeepsie, learned to read his own meter after he was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Norwich Township Fire Department is urging homeowners to inspect their electric meters following a house fire in August that investigators say may have been caused by a faulty ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Come January, NYSEG will start installing so-called "smart meters" for its estimated 190,000 electric customers in Western New York. NYSEG spokesperson Shelby Cohen explains that a ...