The first electric meter was invented quite by accident. Its creator was tinkering with an arc lamp when he noticed the peculiar way a spring had fallen off of it, as if affected by rotating electric ...
Florida Power & Light’s celebrated replacement of its electric meters with digital devices has brought a predictable side effect: laid-off meter readers. The utility giant is ramping up its planned ...
VERO BEACH — Billy Offutt is used to walking almost 100 miles a week reading electric meters for the city. His daily commute to work will be almost as long beginning Monday, when he starts work for ...