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Abstract

A system, method and device for controlling the voltage supplied to a customer premises that is supplied power from a substation via a power distribution network is provided and wherein a resident of the customer premises obtains internet access service via an internet access network. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a voltage at an electrical outlet of the customer premises to provide voltage data with the device, determining whether the measured voltage is beyond a threshold voltage with the device or a remote computer, transmitting the voltage data over the internet access network of the customer premises to the remote computer from the device, and adjusting a voltage supplied to the power distribution network by the substation if the voltage is beyond a threshold voltage. The method may also include processing at least some of the received voltage data at the remote computer to determine whether to increase a voltage supplied by the substation or decrease a voltage supplied by the substation and further to determine an amount of the increase or decrease (if any).

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