Metering news articles 
npower offers free home electricity monitor to existing customers who sign up for paperless billing
According to The Energy Saving Trust, the average household could save £300 just by being more energy efficient around the home. npower is now offering of a free home electricity monitor for any existing customer signing up for paperless billing. Households with a home electricity monitor, which provide a 'real time display' of the amount of electricity being used at any given time, are proven to reduce their energy consumption by up to 15% in... [more]
Verizon helps accelerate the adoption of smart grids
The global energy and utility industry is experiencing extensive transformation. Smart grid conversion places enormous demands on all parts of the utility business. A unified approach across the industry will help aid this process as we look to a greener future. The European Union recently announced concern that more than 55% of its energy still comes from outside of its jurisdiction. Therefore new legislations have been passed to force large ... [more]
BT, Arqiva and Detica join forces to offer long range radio communications solution for the smart metering initiative
BT, Arqiva and Detica are joining forces to offer a dedicated and secure long range radio communications solution for the Government’s proposed smart metering initiative. Due to cover 28 million homes and small business properties by 2020 or sooner, this multi billion pound initiative is designed to reduce energy costs and lower Great Britain’s carbon dioxide emissions by 2.6 million tonnes per year when the rollout is complete. Long range radio ... [more]
npower launches meter reading smart phone app for Apple and Android phones
npower has launched its first smart phone app available on both the Android and Apple platforms allowing large numbers of customers to input meter readings as well as providing access to exclusive content. The innovative application is the first of its kind from a utility company to be developed for the new Google Nexus One phone (Android platform). The application which is now downloadable on both Apple and Android phones, has been developed ... [more]
The Smart Metering roll out is expected to start in earnest next year
By 2020 46 million utility meters in Britain will be replaced for eco-friendly Smart Meters, and the installation process must be ‘green’ too. Smart Metering will require customer visits to nearly every one of the 25 million homes in the country and utility companies need to be aware of the environmental issues this raises. That’s according to Trimble, which already helps companies meet their green agenda by providing scheduling, tracking and ... [more]
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