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Answering Public’s Concerns About ‘Smart Meters’

By 2015 more than half of U.S. households are expected to have smart meters installed. Understandably, consumers are raising questions about them. Some of the more common questions are: what do they do, are they safe, and how do they benefit me? A major benefit of smart meters is the increase in reliability they represent to the electric companies, allowing them to monitor electricity use nearly in real-time and provide faster responses to problems as they rise. Smart meters also allow the customer to receive more detailed reports of their own electricity use which gives them the opportunity to change their habits in ways that can save them money.

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