The city of Austin gave me notice that they will be installing a smart water meter on my property. Can they install it without my permission? Can we opt out? Can they cut off my water supply to ...

Driven by a global push for smarter infrastructure, utility companies are replacing decades-old analog meters with smart meters that provide real-time visibility into power consumption. The deployment ...

Electric utility providers PPL and Met-Ed have spent millions of dollars on smart meters installed on customers’ homes or businesses. They might have to spend untold dollars more on replacing some of ...