Smart grid technology benefits everyone from utilities to consumers, and a business case can be made for the large capital investment required to get us there.
That's the message eMeter co-founder and CTO Larsh Johnson gave AOL Energy during a recent interview.
Energy and infrastructure giant Siemens acquired eMeter in January.
Distribution operators need to know how much water, power or natural gas is flowing through the grid at any given time and what portion of the grid is using each resource.
