Topic
Smart Meters
51 published works
Blockchain Blog
Rethinking the Energy Industry with Smart Meters
By Alan Cohn, Travis West
This is the forth in a series of posts that breaks down our article, “Smart After All: Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Parametric Insurance, and Smart Energy Grids,” recently published in the…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
CNIL Head of Compliance Explains Approach on Connected Devices, Including Smart Meters
By Sarah Taieb, Mathilde Gérot
Speaking at a recent conference organized jointly by AmCham and EY on "the Internet of Things, Opportunities and Challenges for the Protection of Personal Data", Sophie Nerbonne, Head of Compliance…
Technology Law Dispatch
Ofgem’s Smart Meter Network Decision: UK gas and electricity consumer privacy gets broader protection
By Kate Brimsted, Cynthia O’Donoghue
In February 2015, Ofgem (the UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) published its Decision on Extending the Smart Meter Framework to Remote Meters (the Decision). This confirms that, following…
Mass Tort Defense
Federal Court Denies Class Certification in “Smart Meter” Case
By Sean Wajert
A Florida federal court recently denied class certification in a case alleging negligence against Honeywell over its installation of smart electric me
Smart Grid Legal News
Benefits of Smart Meters
By Linda Evers
I know I have said it at least a hundred times, but every time I discuss smart meters, I feel the need to repeat it. The smart grid is not…
Smart Grid Legal News
Florida PSC Supports Smart Meter Opt-Out Fees
By Linda Evers
In a recent press release, FPSC Chairman Art Graham states, Smart meters reduce meter and billing costs, reduce billing errors, and help the utility quickly identify service issues, but we…
Smart Grid Legal News
Join Linda Evers as She Co-Moderates a Panel of Energy Industry Experts at the Energy Bar Association Seminar: The FCC and State Regulators Discuss Radio Frequency and Smart Meters
By Linda Evers
The EBA Demand-Side Resources and Smart Grid Committee present: The FCC and State Regulators Discuss Radio Frequency and Smart Meters. November 7, 201312:30 noon – 2:00 p.m. (EST)Wilkinson…
Smart Grid Legal News
California Enacts New Electrical and Natural Gas Data Privacy Law Aimed at HAN Vendors
By Linda Evers
Smart meters aside, customer privacy is not a new concept to utilities, including those in California. However, on October 5, 2013, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed into law AB-1274,…
Smart Grid Legal News
Smart Meters in the United States: 46 Million and Counting
By Linda Evers
According to a recent IEE report, as of July 2013, approximately 46 million smart meters have been installed in the United States. The deployment has provided about 40 percent of US…
Smart Grid Legal News
In Texas, Smart Meter Opt-Out Has a New Name — Non-Standard Meters
By Linda Evers
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission”) says that after years of vetting smart meter deployment through public hearings, workshops and four contested cases, no one objected to orders requiring…