CenterPoint Energy will deploy more than 2 million smart electric meters across its 5,000-square-mile service territory between 2009 and 2012 (pending completion of negotiations of a Dept. of Energy grant).

The new metering technology is the first step in moving the electric grid into the digital age. It's the foundation for converting the existing electric grid from electromechanical with analog controls to an automated grid with digital controls.

• What is Energy InSight^SM?
• Why is it called Energy InSight^SM?
• What smart technologies are you designing and deploying?
• Why are you installing smart meters?
• What makes “smart” meters smart?
• What are the benefits of smart meters?
• Do smart meters benefit the environment?
• If I have an offsite meter reading (OMR) meter, will it be replaced?
• How much will this cost?
• Can smart meters help save me money?
• Will I be able to buy variable rate (time of use) electricity as soon as my smart meter is installed?
• When will my meter be installed?
• Will there be a specific day when you will install the meter? What if my gate is locked? Do I just have to leave the gate unlocked?
• How long will it take to install my new meter?
• How do you decide who gets a meter first? Can I get mine now?
• What happens to the old meters?
• My smart meter has been installed - what happens now?
• Why should I pay now for a meter I might not get for three years?
• Do I have to get a smart meter? My meter is working fine.
• Are smart meters accurate?
• Are smart meters secure from hackers?
• Will the meter reader stop coming to my house?
• Won’t the savings on meter readers pay for the new meters?
• If I move, can I take the smart meter with me?
• Where do I get an in-home monitor? How much do they cost? 
• Will CenterPoint Energy provide assistance to low-income consumers?
• What is a Home Area Network?
  

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