ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Over the next few years, RG&E and NYSEG will start installing smart meters in our homes, but it doesn’t come without controversy. Some people claim they’re a health hazard.

A widely shared social media post claimed: “Radio saying people may be cut off from electricity because they have old style meters and not smart ones.” People with a particular type of meter are being ...

Your television is off, but it may still be sipping energy and running up your utility bill. Using one of 49 energy meters available for free checkout from the Hennepin County Library system, you can ...