Smart meter troubles continued to appear in the news this week, both in the form of customer worries and real malfunction reports, however isolated they may have been. Along with Duke Energy's nuclear power plant plans and concerns over cybersecurity and the grid, these stories and more made up Utility Dive's most popular reads of the past seven days.

Find out what you might have missed below: 

• Florida utility under fire for moving slowly to remove smart meters—After promising that smart meters wouldn’t be installed if customers didn’t want them, FPL is being accused of not living up to its word.
• Minnesota co-op tests the viability of backup home batteries—Households in Minnesota will test if home batteries can act as an effective backup during electrical outages.
• Pennsylvania utility to meet with state commission regarding overheating smart meters—PECO will meet with the Public Utilities Commission to answer questions about its overheating smart meters.
• Duke to move forward with new nuclear power plant—A Duke executive told state regulators that a $24 billion plant will be built in Levy County, Fla.
• FERC chairman voices concern of the state of utility cybersecurity—The lack of utility cybersecurity authority is becoming an urgent issue that remains unaddressed.

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