In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, utility service CenterPoint Energy Energy was able to reduce the number of customers without power in Houston by about 112,000 because of investment in its smart meter network, which allowed it to keep up-to-date on which customers were without power. According to its Twitter feed, CenterPoint Energy notified customers that there was “no need to call us about power outages. Smart meters tell us.”
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, utility service CenterPoint Energy was able to reduce the number of customers without power in Houston by about 112,000 because of investment in its smart meter network, which allowed it to keep up-to-date on which customers were without power. According to its Twitter feed, CenterPoint notified customers that there was “no need to call us about power outages. Smart meters tell us.”