Transmits readings daily hourly or even by the minute to the utility company.
Smart energy meter.
Department of energy estimates that nearly 70 million american homes are already using a smart meter and electric utility companies have enthusiastically replaced analog meters which are read manually each month whenever possible.
A smart meter is an electronic device that records information such as consumption of electric energy voltage levels current and power factor smart meters communicate the information to the consumer for greater clarity of consumption behavior and electricity suppliers for system monitoring and customer billing.
How much rf energy that people are exposed to from the smart meter depends on how far they are from the smart meter antenna and how the smart meter sends its signal.
If the meter isn t serviced it can slow down and lower your bills.
Smart meters are typically installed outside the home either in place of or as part of existing meters.
Smart meters might seem like a fairly recent technology but these devices have actually been around since the early 1970 s.
The smart meter shows a digital meter reading and uses a secure smart data network managed by the dcc to automatically and wirelessly send the readings to your energy supplier at least once a month so you will receive accurate not estimated bills.
A smart meter can give you more control over how you use energy.
Smart energy international is the global leader in delivering smart utility news and analysis to more than 200 countries.
Requires an employee of the utility company to come out every month in order to read the meter.
Analog meter smart meter.
The former is the first generation which most people will have of the 15 million smart meters installed across the country so far 13 million are smets 1 meters according to the martin lewis.
Requires yearly servicing to remain accurate.
Smart meters offer a free way to keep track of your energy usage and could mean the end of estimated bills and meter readings.
