Last year, our electric company began installing smart meters in our neighborhood. They’re handy for tracking home energy use, but they come with potential pitfalls, which is why our neighbor opted to ...

Electric meters are silent workhorses of the energy grid, the last bit of public infrastructure electricity passes through before entering our homes. Like most people, if you’ve looked at your energy ...

Most of us would never intentionally bring something unsafe into our homes. That's why we research new products before buying them. None of us wants to look back and think we exposed ourselves or our ...

There are gaps in UK households’ understanding of their energy usage. Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock Soaring energy prices are squeezing homes and businesses across the UK and Europe, prompting leaders to ...

They’re called smart meters. And both Con Edison and NYSEG utility companies say they are a way for customers to keep watch on energy use and to save money. Con Edison said on its website it has ...

Until recently, most U.S. households had mechanical electric meters. Utility employees would visit each home to take a monthly reading that the company would use to calculate the household’s bill.

With the rise of renewable energy, Europe’s electricity systems have undergone a fundamental shift. In the past, electricity demand was largely met by controllable generation from coal, gas, nuclear ...

Across Massachusetts, utilities are replacing millions of electric meters on homes and businesses with smart meters. They ...