smart metering

May
31

Gallery: Who's who in smart meters, part 3

Itron’s OpenWay CENTRON smart electricity meter for residential use is ready to operate with third-party technologies and supports two-way
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May
31

Gallery: Who's who in smart meters, part 4

Landis+Gyr, recently acquired by Toshiba for $2.3 billion, offers a variety of smart meters and smart-grid technology, including
1 min read
May
25

Energy efficiency: So smart, it's dumb

A 1.8-per cent reduction in energy use might not sound like much, but extended across whole cities, regions and
2 min read
May
19

East, West coast metering skirmishes continue

While California utility regulators and legislators continue to weigh the pros and cons of letting electricity customers opt out of
2 min read
May
19

What $2.3 billion can get you

The smart-grid business world is abuzz today with the news that Japan’s Toshiba Corporation has just bought itself a
1 min read
May
19

8 reasons we need smart energy meters

Why are so many communities around the globe making it a priority to replace their old electricity and gas meters
2 min read
May
19

The results are in: Smart metering pays off

It’s almost taken for granted now in most circles that smart electricity and gas meters help people reduce their
3 min read
May
10

User Friendly award goes to ... E.ON UK

Here’s a refreshing development in the world of smart metering rollouts: a pledge by a utility to not only
1 min read
May
10

Small town aims at big-time 'future proofing'

Despite continued opposition by some in the public (and in government as well), cities across the US continue to roll
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May
03

When you're PG&E, 0.08% wrong makes headlines

For most other businesses, a defect rate of 0.08 per cent is pretty darned good … practically something to brag
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