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Smart meter
Online recorder of utility usage / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Home energy monitor.
A smart meter is an electronic device that records information—such as consumption of electric energy, voltage levels, current, and power factor—and communicates the information to the consumer and electricity suppliers. Such an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) differs from automatic meter reading (AMR) in that it enables two-way communication between the meter and the supplier.
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