Metering Challenges

Consumer backlash from perceived and/or real glitches in smart meter installations is just a piece of the metering challenge the industry faces. There are also obstacles in the regulatory arena. You’ll find resources to help understand and overcome these challenges below.

Member Spotlight: Opower

About Opower: Founded in 2007, Virginia-based company Opower partners with utility providers to promote energy efficiency through energy information software. Opower’s platform provides Home Energy Reports, energy alerts, and online tools that help utility customers save energy and money by making small changes to their energy consumption. Recent developments include: A social energy application, built [...] Read More

Member Spotlight: Southwest Research Institute

About Southwest Research Institute: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, TX. It occupies more than two million square feet of office and laboratory space on more than 1,200 acres. With 11 technical divisions and over 3,000 staff, SwRI offers multidisciplinary, problem-solving services in engineering [...] Read More

Exploring the past, present and future of smart grid

Exploring the past, present and future of smart grid, Paul Korzeniowski of EnergyBiz July/August 2011 Magazine asserts that the number of smart meters deployed in the United States is nearing critical mass and may in fact be leading to a fast approaching transition point in the industry with new mandates emerging for utilities and new [...] Read More

Addressing public concerns for smart meters

Smart meters and public concerns surrounding possible health implications involved with the advancement of the smart grid are a major topic when undertaking consumer engagement.  Lauren Navarro, attorney for Climate & Air Program at the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative member group the Environmental Defense Fund, addresses the disconnect between the grid’s huge potential public health [...] Read More

Regulator orders smart meter opt-out policy

Pacific Gas and Electric says it will have a plan by next week to allow its customers to opt out of wireless smart meters, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle. Several cities in California outlawed the wireless meters altogether despite studies that show the meters are accurate and pose no health risk; [...] Read More