Smart Meter

Smart Grid: Classic Struggle of Reward vs. Risk

Leslie Harris | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology


Leslie Harris

The transition to the "Smart Grid" holds great promise for consumers, such as lowered energy costs, increased use of "green" technology and improved security from malicious hacking and outages.

Closing the Climate Change Accounting Loophole -- With a Billboard

Mindy S. Lubber | Posted 07.19.2009 | New York


Mindy S. Lubber

Flashy billboards are usually not my thing, but it's hard not to be grabbed by the 67-by-32-foot billboard unveiled today outside New York City's Penn Station.

Smart Energy Meters In Every UK Home By 2020

treehugger.com | Posted 06.11.2009 | Green


UK Government Reveals Ambitious Smart Meter Plans The European Union has already made moves to mandate smart meters, but now the Guardian tells us tha...

Obama's Got It Right on Smart Meters

Frances Beinecke | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

It is a device that gives real-time, highly specific information about how much electricity your home or office is using at any given time, so you can asses your own energy use.