Electricity Today T&D Magazine

Persuading skeptical consumers by answering the question:
'what’s in it for me?’

BY TIM WOLF, Itron

The history of smart grid metering technology is replete with examples of unfounded fears, unsubstantiated claims, and urban legends that greet, and sometimes impede, the progress brought on by new inventions and technology. Socrates initially thought paper would stifle learning and retention by diluting the importance of the spoken word. In the 19th century, many people were convinced that...