Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Smart Meters

meter back face on-010-web-may-6-2008

Picture credit - junctioneer 2008

Today a member of Toronto Hydro who was removing the old electrical meters and installing the new smart meters let us photograph the procedure, and explained why the new meters are a big step forward in helping with electricity conservation and in simply helping people reduce their electrical bills.

He informed us that smart meter records how much energy is used and when it's used. This allows for different electricity rates for different times of the day, and will allow people to choose when to use electricity to take advantage of lower rates.

meter-011-old-and-new-may-08-2008

Link - Meter manufacturers fact sheet about the new meter. (Elster metering)

Link - Toronto Hydro Smart meters

(Toronto Hydro)

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