To avoid rising energy costs each month, you must first understand how energy consumption works. Various factors contribute to increasing energy costs, including appliances that we use more often ...

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Most homes already have a smart meter that digitally communicates with the electric grid. If you're looking to get rooftop solar panels, a smart meter is an essential piece of equipment. Here's why.

If you dread seeing your Entergy bill each month, you’ll soon get a little help in your effort to curb your electricity use. Entergy New Orleans began installing devices on homes and businesses Monday ...

Rhode Island Energy is installing 540,000 new smart electric meters across the state to modernize the power grid. The new meters provide customers with near real-time data on their electricity usage, ...

What do energy usage in buildings and traffic congestion have in common? Crowdsourcing. Sometimes an outside perspective is all it takes to tackle a problem in an innovative way. And inferring ...