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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smart meters, technology considered essential to modernizing the power grid, are coming to Rhode Island. State regulators on ...

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 ...