Article DetailsSmart Meters - Lets Save Energy and Money |
| Date Added: December 02, 2009 01:55:29 PM |
| Author: Jacob Simmons |
| Category: Home: Home Improvement |
More and more households are discovering the benefits of smart meters and using the increased accuracy that the meters bring to make significant savings on their energy bills.After a gas and electricity provider has replaced a standard energy meter with a smart meter, the provider will be able to monitor that household’s usage constantly to a very high level of accuracy. This cuts out the need for regular meter readings and the worry of receiving inaccurate energy bills when energy usage is estimated by the supplier. As the meter reading process is fully automated, there is not even any need for the customer to take readings.Since smart meters allow the customer to take control of their energy usage they can save up to 10 per cent on their energy bills each year. They should also help eliminate the confusion caused by old-style bills – research by the Energy Savings Trust has found that some 33 per cent of customers find it hard to understand their energy bills.Every one of the new smart meters features a wireless – and therefore portable – electronic display which shows a full read-out of energy consumption, along with the associated financial and carbon costs. The information can be seen by both the supplier and consumer, ensuring no disagreement on the level of energy usage. It also gives the consumer the ability to monitor their energy consumption over set periods of time – from one day to one year. This enables households to spot which times of the day lead to the highest levels of gas and electricity consumption and which appliances use the most energy. Smart meters put the power in the hands of consumers and allow them to mark their own progress as they move to reduce their energy consumption. |
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