Born and raised on Chicago’s Northwest Side, Steve Starobrat traded city life for the suburbs, buying a Prairie-style home in Elgin’s historic district. He’s lived in the house, originally built in ...

The city of Springfield is continuing to replace outdated water meters across the city with smart meters. City commissioners last week approved a contract amendment with Ferguson Waterworks that ...

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The boys at Edison Motors have something special going on. Not only have they built multiple diesel-electric, series-hybrid semi trucks, but now, they have a pair of pickups as well. These rigs—a ...

Rhode Island Energy is installing 540,000 new smart electric meters across the state to modernize the power grid. The new meters provide customers with near real-time data on their electricity usage, ...

Rhode Island Energy, the state's largest utility, is well underway on their $153 million program to install approximately 540,000 smart electricity meters around the state. These advanced meters will ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Eversource is rolling out new smart meters to replace outdated ones in homes and businesses, aiming to help customers better manage their energy usage and potentially save on ...

EVERETT — After Snohomish County Public Utilities District began replacing more than 400,000 electromechanical meters with advanced digital meters in 2023, at least one resident is unhappy with the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - There’s an ongoing effort to install smart meters throughout FirstEnergy service areas, including in Toledo. And it could come at a price and some customers are upset by the ...

Southern California Edison on Thursday released details of its victim compensation program for people whose homes were either destroyed or damaged by the Eaton Fire. The deal includes payment, but ...

A smart electric meter at a National Grid customer’s home. Customers can track usage through the utility’s website. ALBANY — National Grid is in the process of installing so-called smart meters at the ...