Many of you are asking how BGE’s smart meters will work in practice. As reported, the Public Service Commission approved BGE’s modified smart-grid proposal and BGE has agreed to proceed. We’ll see how it all works out.

Jay Hancock: We’ll see how it all works out. But the intentions are good: to reduce the use of expensive, polluting electricity and to reduce pressure on the grid and the need to build costly new power plants.

So, what should we do about all those cars burning up the remainder of our oil and spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? Although the real answer is “get rid of most of them,” few people – even few “green” visionaries – can conceive of an almost car-free society.

So, what should we do about all those cars burning up the remainder of our oil and spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? Although the real answer is “get rid of most of them,” few people – even few “green” visionaries – can conceive of an almost car-free society.

It’s 1 a.m., and everyone in the house is asleep. The television is off. The computers are off. Your cell phones and MP3 players are plugged in but no longer charging. And all these products are still sucking electricity.