Smart Grid
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Reinventing the Electric Service Panel
A Vermont electric utility launches a pilot program to install new smart panels in customers' homes
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Dutch Utility Reinvents Its Mission
This utility is no longer selling electricity as a commodity; instead, it is looking for ways of ‘selling energy as a service’
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Utility Will Test the Effectiveness of Smart Meters
Chicago's Commonwealth Edison wants to find out whether these devices really help people curb their use of electricity
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Will the Supreme Court Kill the Smart Grid?
An obscure federal policy called ‘Order 745’ is key to the debate over demand response
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The Smart Meter: Friend or Foe?
Smart meters may be able to help homeowners reduce electricity use. Can we reap the benefits without compromising privacy or safety?
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Smart Meter Ado Turns Nasty
Police in Illinois arrest a woman who videoed utility workers installing a smart meter without the homeowner's consent. Now she's suing.
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Ontario to Yank Some Smart Meters
The order affects only a small percentage of the millions of meters that have been installed. In Maine, critics appeal a ruling the meters are safe.
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Older Americans and the Smart Grid
Researchers explore how age affects attitudes about a more interactive electric grid
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Get Ready for Smart Appliances
Are homeowners willing to let utilities have remote control over their air conditioners, dishwashers, and refrigerators?
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The Smart Meter’s Contentious Opponents
They still remain very much in the minority, but anti-smart-meter protesters are prompting investigations and continue to voice concerns about security and safety
