Set to launch next week, Microsoft’s Hohm, is a Web site designed to help users monitor, and hopefully reduce, their energy consumption. Not only will the service keep tabs on consumers’ electricity ...

Smart meters track your daily routine through power usage patterns, creating detailed lifestyle profiles from appliance ...

End-user electricity consumption meters often underestimate the power consumed by the electronic equipment. Researchers found out that some commonly available power meters measure 25 percent lower ...

A number of broadband ISPs, including AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, and Comcast have announced their intent to meter Internet usage. Assuming they follow through on this intent, ...

With energy costs on the rise, using a home energy monitor to pinpoint how and where you use electricity is a smart way to lower your bill. Rather than waiting for a monthly statement that only shows ...

For Californians with traditional water meters, conservation is more or less a guessing game as they await their monthly bill detailing usage. But some utilities have done away with the guesswork by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Federico Guerrini is a reporter covering tech policy and AI. Next generation utility meters better known as "smart meters", used ...