smart metering

Dec
28

What's the smart-energy outlook for 2012?

The past year was a busy one for the smart grid, with advanced energy meters and other major grid improvements
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Nov
15

UK city where smart meters offer biggest bang? Nottingham

Nottingham is the UK’s top “Smart-Meter City,” based on how much smart meters there could help residents cut their
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Nov
07

Smart meters, demand response exert growing impact in US

Demand response and advanced energy metering are spreading rapidly across the US, although both have some way to go before
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Oct
27

Illinois political battle over smart grid ends with an override

Illinois’ drawn-out battle over the future of the state’s electricity grid came to a close today when legislators overrode
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Oct
27

Smart-meter firm Itron plans factory, job cuts for 'efficiency'

Smart-metering and smart-grid companies tout their technologies as a cutting-edge way to boost efficiency, but a blunter, lower-tech type of
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Oct
21

Kansas City eyes more intelligent energy, water use

Residents and businesses in Kansas City, Kansas, are getting “smart-grid appliances” designed to help them better manage their energy and
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Oct
12

Smart meter success is all about people, not technology

A study of some 100 smart-meter pilot programs around the world has concluded that the technology can lead to significant
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Oct
12

Smart gas meters could save Ireland's residents millions

Installing smart gas meters across Ireland would save residents and the country €59 million ($81 million) over the next 20
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Sep
28

British Gas picks Elster as second smart meter provider

British Gas has chosen Elster as its second provider for dual electricity and gas meters for its planned rollout of
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Sep
23

No. of smart-metered US homes to more than double by 2015

Some 27 million smart electricity meters have been installed at households across the US so far, and 65 million — more
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