There could be a problem perhaps with the signal that’s communicating with the meter, maybe a weak signal problem. There are times that someone’s home wiring can cause an issue.” ...

Echelon, a San Jose company, worked with the Italian utility Enel to install a network of 27 million smart meters. Its products are in use from Austria to Australia, in Russia and in North Carolina.

His solution was to read data from the utility meter using RTL-SDR to fill in the blanks. The results are good so far, and there’s no reason similar readings for gas and water can’t also be done.

The three investor-owned electric utilities in Massachusetts — Eversource, National Grid and Unitil — are all rolling out ...

Nordic Fiberglass’s GS-37-39-15-MP-MG-22x22 meter pedestal/box pad combination brings together a transformer and meters into one convenient electrical system. Fiberglass box pad accommodates ...

Customers who choose non-communicating meters are now charged a new monthly fee for manual meter reading, at $11.64 for either electric or gas meters, or $17.71 for both.

CBC Calgary's call-out to the community on utility bills turned up multiple examples of electrical meter issues. And with inflation driving up costs across the board, many folks don't have $100 or ...