The head of Saskatchewan's power company says smart meters are returning to the province despite a failed attempt to use the devices a couple of years ago.
SaskPower CEO Mike Marsh says the program will start next year with commercial and industrial smart meters, adding most of those companies have asked for the device.
Marsh says smart meters will likely be installed on homes in 2018.
In 2014, the province ordered SaskPower to remove more than 100,000 smart meter models after reports of eight cases where the devices caught fire during June and July of that year.
A review after the fires found rain water and contaminants getting into the meters appeared to contribute to their failure.
Marsh says SaskPower has worked with meter reading agencies and tested the commercial and industrial smart meters over the past year.
