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Installing British smart meters could get pricey, like 20bn pricey

While smart meters will provide a lot of benefits to pretty much everyone who uses electricity - whether they charge an electric car at night or not - the cost of swapping out everyone's current meter with one that communicates with the grid won't be cheap. In the U.S., California is taking the lead on installing smart meters. Over in the UK, energy companies and the government are taking a look at the potential installation costs and have found that this won't be a cheap process. While the energy companies have said they expect it to cost ... Read more →

Carlist's Lou Ann Hammond fills up at the plug Sebastian Blanco

Lou Ann Hammond is getting ready to drive the future. Solar panels, a smart meter and - at some point - a plug in car like the Chevy Volt or PHEV Prius. Gritty planning details are in Hammond's post ...

Xcel Energy will begin plug-in hybrid test with converted Ford Escapes before end of 2007 Sebastian Blanco

Xcel Energy announced a plug-in hybrid test program today that will use six Ford Escape Hybrids converted to PHEV capability for a six-month period, starting before the year is out. The Escape PHEVs ...

Installing British smart meters could get pricey, like 20bn pricey 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While smart meters will provide a lot of benefits to pretty much everyone who uses electricity - whether they charge an electric car at night or not - the cost of swapping out everyone's current meter with one that communicates with the grid won't be cheap. In the U.S., California is taking the lead ...

Carlist's Lou Ann Hammond fills up at the plug 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Lou Ann Hammond is getting ready to drive the future. Solar panels, a smart meter and - at some point - a plug in car like the Chevy Volt or PHEV Prius. Gritty planning details are in Hammond's post over at Carlist, which is worth reading. Hammond lives in Placer County, California and gets ...

Xcel Energy will begin plug-in hybrid test with converted Ford Escapes before end of 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Xcel Energy announced a plug-in hybrid test program today that will use six Ford Escape Hybrids converted to PHEV capability for a six-month period, starting before the year is out. The Escape PHEVs will be part of a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology demonstration in or near Denver (at least, that's ...


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