"Smart meters are safe and we ensure our customers' data is protected and secure," said Hinsdale. However, the FBI posted a 2010 national warning about smart meter fraud by hackers in Puerto Rico.

Smart meters instead send wireless signals in real time so residents and utilities can better track water use hourly, daily or weekly, making it easier to hit conservation targets and detect leaks.

Smart meters also remove the effort involved in meter reading, since the information is shared directly with the supplier. But, they clearly won’t be a good idea for everyone.

If you would rather opt-out of the smart meter installation, you can call (512) 494-9400. At present, Austin Water has replaced 50,000 water meters. It expects to get all of the water meters done ...

CPS Energy has chosen the 40,000 customers who will be the first to get so-called "smart" meters installed in San Antonio. ... Map traces 1-mile path of flooding that turned deadly in S.A. 5.

Smart meters require no meter reader. So far, 30,000 customers have “opted out” of the system. The heart of the debate is whether smart meters cause illness.

Smart meters gather data on a household's energy usage every 5, 15 or 30 minutes. They know how much electricity is being used and when. Therefore, ...

Across the US, gas and electric companies are installing smart meters in the homes of customers touting the technology’s virtue as part of an energy-saving initiative but naysayers say that the ...

Other anti-smart-meter groups claim the devices pose health risks because the wireless technology used to transmit data creates radio waves that may cause cancer or other illnesses.