Having information at your fingertips about your energy usage is the best way to manage your energy expenses. Instead of only receiving a monthly bill, you will have online access to view daily usage and estimated costs of daily usage for the bill you have received. You will have access to daily usage almost real time and eventually usage information in more frequent intervals. By the end of 2020, smart meter deployment is expected to reach 107 million in the U.S. as it is becoming the standard in utility metering. In fact, analog meters are no longer being manufactured.