A smart meter is an advanced meter that identifies consumption in more detail than a conventional meter
Over the next 11 years every household in Britain will receive Smart Meters, one for gas and one for electricity. This project will be one of the largest infrastructure projects to have taken place since the Second World War. Perhaps most importantly, lower bills through lower energy consumption. Good for the wallet, great for the environment and would compliments any Eco Friendly Home
Early signs suggest thta trials are going well with consumers monitoring the consupmption of energy in there homes in extreme detail. One smaller British utility comopany "First Utility's" will be offering free smart meter in coming months, as First Utility continues its roll-out of smart meters across UK households on a region by region basis.
Questions remain unanswered
- Are these new meters really going tio save the planet?
- The cost, production and distribution will be costly to the environment will this be better for the environment in the long run?
- Will the advance of smart meter technology mean that suppliers can turn off your electricty remotely?
- By the time it takes to distribute these devices in Britain surely they will be out of date?
