Prepayment or ‘pay-as-you-go’ meters are a type of gas and electricity meter that require you to pay for your energy before you use it. This is different to a credit meter where you pay for your ...

Two decades ago, municipalities generally relied on customers to report electricity outages. Water leaks could easily go undetected for some time. With no way to know how their utility usage was ...

They’re called smart meters. And both Con Edison and NYSEG utility companies say they are a way for customers to keep watch on energy use and to save money. Con Edison said on its website it has ...