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Twenty years ago, a phone was just a phone, and you\u2019d have to look elsewhere for maps, music and more. Today, thanks to the influence of consumer-facing companies like Apple and Google, smartphones have created an entirely new market for mobile applications for consumers. The same thing could\u2014and should\u2014happen with smart meters.<\/p>\n

Smart meters measure how much electricity and other types of energy buildings use primarily for billing purposes and to help utilities run the power grid.<\/p>\n

Introduced in 2006, smart meters were initially envisioned as a way to help customers better manage energy use. But they operate largely on data in the past (typically 15-minute averages delayed by hours or days), which make them incompatible with our always-connected, always-updated world.<\/p>\n

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