MIAMI (CBSMiami) – With the help of millions of dollar in federal funding, Smart Electric Meters are being installed in South Florida and nationwide as part of a national initiative to set up a ...

Turns out PPL’s smart meters aren’t that smart after all, and customers may pay for it. The Allentown-based utility touted itself as a pioneer when it installed 1.3 million meters from 2002 through ...

(TNS) — The Electric Utility Board of Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to purchase and install more than 100,000 advanced electric meters — often called smart meters — across the city. The ...

The device is a simple, small, and cheap frequency meter with out any hard to find components to be able to measure frequencies up to 40 MHz while having below 1% errors. Most of the analog and ...

This frequency meter project squeezes a lot of performance out of the ATtiny2313 microcontroller. That chip does all of the work, measuring the frequency on the input pin as well as multiplexing the ...

The circuit was designed to measure the electric field strength in radio frequency band where it can be applied during the modulation of AM and FM signals in the VHF range. Field Strength – the ...

Most people plug in a piece of equipment and expect it to work. For the most part, electrical manufacturers produce equipment that operates without much concern from consumers. But for this scenario ...

When Gena Marshbanks opened her February power bill, she got a high-voltage jolt of surprise. Her charges from Duke Energy had more than doubled, she said. "It was mind-shocking," said Marshbanks, a ...

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

Continental Control Systems has announced a new line of electric power meters, the WattNode Revenue. These meters are designed for use in applications requiring revenue-grade accuracy. The WattNode ...

EL PASO, Texas — The Public Utility Commission has decided to develop a set of rules so consumers can opt out of the smart meters installed in millions of Texas homes and businesses. Consumers have ...