The charge won't begin until next year, city staff said. The meters will send water usage data directly to the city, which will eliminate the need for staff to walk by properties to get readings.

Households across the city have been hit with unusually high electricity and water bills this month and, in many cases, double the usual amount and the reason traces back to the recently concluded ...

The document shows that major spot billing and meter reading instrument (MRI) billing agencies failed to meet the required 99% billing target for October, with some achieving only 82-90%. Officials ...

Two meter readers for the Town of Cicero said they were approached by federal agents while on the job, with one of the incidents caught on camera. Abner Trabanino showed NBC Chicago where he was ...

Meter readings are now captured automatically and accurately using smart billing devices; move eliminates any possibility of manipulation, says official Bengaluru’s power distribution scene is getting ...

Publishers must wonder at times how readers feel about the news. Pew Research Center asked the question, and found that consumers are not happy with it. They are more likely to feel negative emotions.

New parking meter hours? Really? What mixed messages. (“Heads up Portland: Downtown parking fees extend to 10 p.m. beginning Sept. 2,” Aug. 15). Are our city leaders really serious about helping ...

Over the years, the city's water meter readers have been the “forgotten heroes of Fargo,” City Auditor Steve Sprague said, working through rain, snow and dog bites for residents. Terry Steinhouse ...

City leaders have tried diligently to help our beautiful Portland recover from the last six years of disasters. Commercial enterprises have suffered from the lack of people using downtown for shopping ...

SPRINGFIELD — Your electric meter will soon be able to communicate with you in real time. That means a warning if you are using more power, and spending more money, than you’d planned. This week, ...

SEQUIM — Clallam County PUD commissioners have updated the agency’s residential meter policy to offer digital, non-transmitting meters as an opt-out option for customers who prefer meters that do not ...

Jefferson Parish officials are exploring new strategies to address water bill complaints, as council members face a steady stream of calls from constituents upset and confused over abnormally high ...