Dive Summary:
- The $22 million Naperville Smart Grid Initiative, which will see 57,400 smart meters deployed in the Chicago suburb, is nearly complete, with about 800 installations left to go, city officials announced this week.
- More than 600 of the remaining deployments involve homes where residents have refused to allow their meters to be replaced.
- Marc Curran, Naperville’s director of electric utilities, indicated that the city is still working with those residents, urging them to choose between a wireless smart meter or non-wireless meter alternative.
From the article:
"... City officials announced this week that all 57,400 smart meters associated with the Naperville Smart Grid Initiative are on pace to be installed by the end of the month.
The $22 million meter program is designed to upgrade the city’s $360 million electric network to provide more efficient, cost-effective and reliable service to customers and provide them with more information on their energy use. ..."
