HARTFORD, Conn. -- The cost of using an air conditioner -- whether it runs during the peak time for electrical usage or during off-peak hours -- is still the same for many electricity users across the ...

Installing a smart meter could help you pay less for your energy, but not everyone is convinced by the technology. While gas and electricity prices today are far below their peak during the 2022 ...

Smart meters and regular meters each have pros and cons for managing rising home energy bills.

Rhode Island Energy, the state's largest utility, is well underway on their $153 million program to install approximately 540,000 smart electricity meters around the state. These advanced meters will ...

SPRINGFIELD — Your electric meter will soon be able to communicate with you in real time. That means a warning if you are using more power, and spending more money, than you’d planned. This week, ...

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 ...

The state’s largest electric distributor may not start to install next-generation meters, which can cut monthly bills and prompt a faster response to power outages, at Connecticut homes and businesses ...

A smart electric meter at a National Grid customer’s home. Customers can track usage through the utility’s website. ALBANY — National Grid is in the process of installing so-called smart meters at the ...

Smart meters are already standard in homes across England, Scotland, Wales as well as the Republic of Ireland but one place is yet to install them – Northern Ireland. Smart electricity meters will be ...

SOMETHING’S NOT RIGHT. YOU KNEW RIGHT AWAY? YES. WHEN GILLIAN REED OPENED HER JANUARY ELECTRIC BILL FROM NATIONAL GRID, SHE WAS JOLTED $645. AND WHAT’S YOUR TYPICAL ELECTRIC BILL IN THE WINTER?