Utilities Try to Learn From Smart Meters

"As utilities get their arms around the data, the implications for consumers could be significant," she says. The data is already speeding up repair processes, alerting customers to abnormal electricity use, and tipping off utilities to electricity theft.

By REBECCA SMITH

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