If customers want to opt out of the smart meter system, FirstEnergy said it charges a one-time $41.72 fee and a monthly ...

Hundreds of thousands of people could be left with no heating or hot water as their obsolete electricity meters ... to replace all of them with smart meters before that deadline.

More than 300,000 homes are at risk of losing their hot water and heating when their electricity ... have standard meters and will not be affected, whether or not they have a smart meter.