As you read this, that utility meter outside your house silently spins. Pretty soon, someone from PG&E will come by and enter the numbers into a handheld device. You’ll get a bill in a few weeks. The ...

In our info-obsessed culture, hackers are increasingly interested in ways to quantify the world around them. One popular project is to collect data about their home energy or water consumption to try ...

A new extension of the Wi-LEM (Wireless Local Energy Meter) family now allows remote measurement and monitoring of electricity, water, and other metered utilities, as well as temperature and humidity.