Outage data tops list of smart meter benefits to utilities

Keeping the lights on is the most important thing that utilities do — and smart meters are becoming a key tool for making sure the lights stay on. Each year, Capgemini and Platts surveys electric and gas utility executives in the U.S. and Canada for their annual Utilities Executive Study. This year, these executives indicated — by a small margin — that the greatest benefit smart meters offer utilities is that it enhances their ability to manage outages…

Full post: Outage data tops utility executives’ smart meter benefit list