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26 April 2006 - The UK's first major interactive smart metering trial in the residential sector was launched today.
The EDF Energy Smart Metering Trial, which is being managed in conjunction with fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA), will see up to 3000 electricity and gas smart meters being installed in homes over two years, with the first one being installed at a home in Earlsfield near Wimbledon, London.
The meters being installed under the NEA DEMIA (Domestic Environmental Management in Action) project, provides a means of generating accurate bills without estimating and provide customers and EDF Energy with information about how energy can be saved in the home and the impact on household bills.
One of the aims of the trial is to gauge how much energy consumers will save from becoming more aware of their energy use; estimates have suggested consumers would be able to cut their bills by between three and ten per cent.
The smart meters will be monitored electronically (remote access), with display units located in the home for customers.
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