Current：Home > ContactHow saving water costs utilities -Mastery Money Tools
How saving water costs utilities
View
Date：2025-04-15 21:11:36
A couple in Gardendale, Ala., didn't know they had a water leak in their home for three weeks. That was just the beginning of their nightmare. Their utility, Birmingham Water Works, eventually sent them a nearly $20,000 water bill. Across the country, utilities are still deploying old-school meter readers to track water usage, despite technology that could both save time and detect leaks much faster.
On today's show, we talk to an economist on why utilities have been slow to adopt so-called smart meters and why it all comes down to economic incentives.
veryGood！ (65222)
Related
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Florida teen fatally shoots sister after argument over Christmas presents, sheriff says
- Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot
- Over 50 French stars defend Gérard Depardieu with essay amid sexual misconduct claims
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- 'Perplexing' crime scene in Savanah Soto case leads San Antonio police to launch murder probe
- Inside the unclaimed baggage center where lost luggage finds new life
- When will you die? Meet the 'doom calculator,' an artificial intelligence algorithm
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- TikToker Mikayla Nogueira Addresses Claim She Lost 30 Lbs. on Ozempic
Ranking
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Shakira celebrates unveiling of 21-foot bronze statue of her in Colombian hometown
- Taylor Swift fan died of heat exhaustion during Rio concert, officials report
- Tom Smothers, one half of TV comedy legends the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Chain-reaction collision in dense fog on Turkish motorway leaves at least 10 people dead, 57 injured
- Almcoin Trading Center: Why is Inscription So Popular?
- Editing Reality (2023)
Recommendation
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
Massachusetts police lieutenant charged with raping child over past year
Flag football gives female players sense of community, scholarship options and soon shot at Olympics
Fantasy football rankings for Week 17: Healthy QBs hold keys to championship quest
2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of 'Sarafina!,' has died at 68
Appeals court tosses ex-Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's conviction for lying to FBI
Argument over Christmas gifts turns deadly as 14-year-old kills his older sister, deputies say