Worried that this summer is going to cost you in energy bills?  ComEd has just rolled out a pilot program to help you with that in the future – or if you’re in one of the test communities, you could start seeing benefits now.

Starting today, ComEd customers in nine Chicago-area communities will be able to more closely monitor their energy use using the new smart meter.  Once the digital smart meter is installed, customers can track their energy use online so that they can better manage their use.  The smart meter passes information along to the site every 30-minutes so that customers can get an updated look at how much energy they’re using throughout the day.

via Saving Energy: ComEd introduces smart meters – HomesPlus.

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