Massachusetts Smart Meter Authorization

The Dept. of Public Utilities issued a 2018 Order authorizing utilities to make $220 million in investments in grid modernization technologies over three years to upgrade their distribution systems to improve efficiency and reliability.

Report, Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies

Includes case studies of policy successes as well as a chapter on policy levers that jurisdictions can use to advance the deployment of smart grid assets such as advanced metering.

ACEEE report: Behavior Change Programs

Surveyed different types of behavior change programs, including the deployment of smart meters and other technologies designed to give consumers real-time usage feedback, and periodic home energy reports.

ACEEE report: Behavior Change Programs

Surveyed different types of behavior change programs, including community-based challenges with public dashboards that display the communities’ aggregated energy use, which are often combined with a contest to reduce consumption.