Reblogged from Smart Grid Watch:
Our hearts go out to the millions of residents in the eastern U.S. who are suffering power outages in the worst heat ever. In June alone, there were 3,215 record high temperatures around the U.S. -- and nature added insult to injury with powerful thunderstorms that knocked out power lines from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic. How can smart meters help in this situation?...
Good summary from emeter about one of the benefits of smart meters