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.

Innovative solar rooftop initiative boasting a capacity of 100 kilowatt-peak (kWp) was inaugurated today. Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Itefa inaugurated the first solar project featuring ...

Endeavour Energy gets smart about better managing record numbers of residential rooftop solar systems, with not a solar export charge in sight. NSW smart meter program to soak up solar with ...

Belgian grid operator Fluvius plans to install around 403,000 smart meters in solar-powered homes by 2025, when their use becomes mandatory. So far, the company has installed 553,500 smart meters ...

Peterson told the worker to come back the next day, and his digital meter was replaced with a new one on July 3, a Saturday. He installed his solar power system in the summer of 2009 through an ...

The £11 billion roll out has not been without its problems, for example, if an energy customer has a smart meter and changes providers, the new provider may have to install a new meter.