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.

To see if smart devices could endanger the grid, we must first look at how much power they consume. Most of them will use either micro USB or USB-C as power supplies, which have a rather limited ...

BP Energy Partners led a $65 million investment in Smart Wires in a bet that the provider of power-flow control systems will benefit from utilities’ desperate need to increase grid capacity.

Willing to let your utility borrow your thermostat? It could help save billions of dollars in infrastructure costs while lowering your power bill.

The meter at your home or apartment recording your electricity consumption is one of the portals to a clean energy future — and to consumers spending considerably less on their power bills. But ...

Smart Wires today announced it has raised $65 million to propel its growth and meet rising energy needs exacerbated by the appetite for electricity fr ...

At G&W Electric, we continuously seek opportunities to advance grid reliability and resiliency through cutting-edge technology," said John Mueller, chairman and owner of G&W Electric.

Smart meters could help strengthen Prince Edward Island's electrical grid, but none have been installed on the Island and it will take years after the work begins to complete the transition.

Southern Company, Georgia Tech, and Smart Wires are rolling out a US DOE-backed project aimed at boosting Georgia's electric grid.

CBS News Texas spoke with an expert to get to the bottom of a couple of claims made about these devices. Do smart meters provide more privacy concerns than traditional meters? Possibly.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has backed constructing a national “smart grid” allowing utility companies to remotely control Americans’ personal devices… ...