Rising energy costs have many homeowners looking for ways to manage their usage and lower their bills, and smart meters — which display real-time energy consumption—can be a useful tool in ...

"Enjoy all my data about energy because I guess I don't really care." Indeed, smart meters are new tool touted by the industry to provide cleaner, safer and more reliable energy in an "advanced grid." ...

Optimization starts with understanding how much energy we consume every day. And to understand this, we must measure the power we consume in everyday applications. The smart meter is an important tool ...

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While some homes have always had a top-up prepayment meter, other customers have had one installed by their energy supplier after getting into debt on their energy bills. Energy suppliers were banned ...