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ComEd is launching $2.6 billion in upgrades to the power grid over the next decade, and that includes installing new “digital” electric meters, also called “smart meters,” at every home in its territory. Here’s what you need to know: No. 1: What is a smart meter? The technology behind our old electric meters dates back to the time of Thomas…

…rates,” you may wonder why Ameren’s rates are going down. That’s because Ameren has yet to dive into major “smart grid” upgrades. In mid-2014, the company plans to begin a decade-long installation of digital “smart meters” across about 60 percent of its territory. So rates could go up accordingly, beginning in 2015. Where you’ll see the rate reduction: This decrease…

ComEd began installing GE digital smart meters across its service territory in September. The process will continue through 2021. As ComEd and Ameren begin the enormous task of installing nearly 5 million digital smart meters across the state over the next decade, we polled more than 1,000 weekly e-newsletter subscribers to get their thoughts on the new technology. We also…

When Labor Day ended, nearly a decade of hard work began as ComEd initiated the long process of installing digital “smart meters” across its service territory of more than 4 million customers. The meters are part of ComEd’s $3 billion plan to modernize its power grid. So when will you get one? The deployment began this month in Chicago’s near…

Today, Illinois’ biggest electric utility will begin installing digital “smart meters” in Chicago’s western suburbs, launching an ambitious plan to give 4 million customers new meters by 2021. These new meters, built in a plant on the city’s South side, are a symbol of high-tech upgrades, collectively called the “smart grid,” that have the potential to make our electricity more…