When the widget you’re working on is powered by a battery or a USB charger, running it on the bench is probably pretty safe. But when the object of your reverse-engineering desire is a residential ...

Nearly every home and business in the metro have one. Kansas City Power & Light is at the tail end of a two and a half year project to install more than 700,000 smart meters across the metro. It's a ...

Commonwealth Edison Co.'s issues with overheating “smart meters,” three of which caused home fires in the last few years, were due to improper installation of the devices rather than the meters ...

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 ...

BC Hydro claims a Mission homeowner is ultimately liable for a fire that originated at the base of a smart meter one day after it was installed. A report by the Mission fire department said the blaze, ...

Unused bases of parking meters on pavements within the central business district of the city are posing a hazard to pedestrians. More than half a dozen of the bases have been installed with no meters ...

EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - When severe weather leaves thousands without power, we look to linemen to go out and repair the damages, but according to ONCOR East Texas Regional Manager Tom Trimble, there are ...

The City of Norman, the state of Oklahoma and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have partnered in a pilot program to repair damaged meter bases for Norman residents who still don't have power.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (July 7, 2014) -- Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Presidio of Monterey, California, are the latest installations to connect advanced electric meters to the Army's enterprise ...