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MPs: Smart-meter scheme could cost consumers dear

...The government's plan to have smart meters installed across the UK could leave consumers out of pocket while... Read more

17 January, 2012 by David Meyer

UK start-up uses TV's white spaces for broadband

...However, as the internet of things is still in its infancy — connected smart meters are only just starting to be rolled out — the company is... Read more

14 June, 2011 by David Meyer

IBM chief calls for consumer focus in smart energy tech

...requires a systems engineering approach, rather than the piecemeal upgrades happening now. Smart meters and sensors on power lines give system operators more information to... Read more

22 September, 2010 by Martin LaMonica

PowerMeter jolts Google's utility management plans

...loads in the home, according to an executive. PowerMeter gets data from smart meters or home electricity monitors and displays that data on a PC... Read more

28 June, 2010 by Martin LaMonica

Smart meters open up security risks, say experts

...take advantage of US stimulus money, utilities are quickly deploying thousands of smart meters to homes each day, which experts say could easily be hacked... Read more

16 June, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Europe looks to smart meters to hit energy target

...energy-efficiency target. The European Commission has formulated a plan to introduce smart meters and tougher power consumption rules in Europe. According to the Commission... Read more

10 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Survivable Smart Grid Communication: <endeca_term>Smart-Meters</endeca_term> Meshes to the Rescue

Survivable Smart Grid Communication: Smart-Meters Meshes to the Rescue

...grid communication is achieved through the grid flattening process. This process involves smart-meters and other disaster surviving elements of higher system levels of the... Read more

18 October, 2011
Data Privacy and Security for <endeca_term>Smart Meters</endeca_term> - Response to Ofgem's Consultation

Data Privacy and Security for Smart Meters - Response to Ofgem's Consultation

This is a response to the consultation on 'Smart Metering Implementation Program: Data Privacy and Security' published... Read more

28 October, 2010

Smart-meter makers embark on common standards push

...have joined forces to work on developing standards that will let their smart meters work in any British home's smart energy system. The Elster... Read more

30 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Infrastructure security flaws alarm security experts

...his session, titled 'Electricity for Free? The Dirty Underbelly of Scada and Smart Meters'. Scada systems, used in power companies and utilities to monitor and... Read more

30 July, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Photos: Battling for Microsoft's Imagine Cup - from RoboNanny to augmented reality

Smart meters, green driving tech and intelligent carpets all make an appearance as... Read more

12 July, 2010 by Tim Ferguson
Smart Meter Privacy Concerns, WiFi Insecurity Due to WPS and Password Hashes Explained

Smart Meter Privacy Concerns, WiFi Insecurity Due to WPS and Password Hashes Explained

In this podcast, the speakers discussing the privacy implications of smart meters after the recent presentation at the Chaos Computing Congress. Another story... Read more

9 January, 2012
Smart Metering De-Pseudonymization

Smart Metering De-Pseudonymization

Consumption traces collected by Smart Meters are highly privacy sensitive data. For this reason, current best practice... Read more

9 December, 2011
Plug-in Privacy for Smart Metering Billing

Plug-in Privacy for Smart Metering Billing

Traditional electricity meters are replaced by Smart Meters in customers' households. Smart Meters collects fine-grained utility consumption pro... Read more

1 March, 2011
Private Memoirs of a Smart Meter

Private Memoirs of a Smart Meter

Household smart meters that measure power consumption in real-time at fine granularities are... Read more

2 November, 2010

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