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The United Kingdom is about to introduce a new generation of smart meters. These devices will allow people to monitor exactly how much energy they are using, which is hard to find out using current billing practices. Smart meters will make electricity bills more accurate and therefore saving energy should become easier. In the next decade, these new meters will be installed in millions of homes in England, Wales and Scotland. The idea is that consumers can money on their energy bills, since they can easily break down their electricity usage. People can monitor exactly how much energy they are using at different times, which facilitates thinking about how energy usage can be cut. Bill estimates and meter readings will no longer be necessary, because people instead get charged according to exactly how much energy they have used and during which part of the day. Zoe McLeod, energy expert at Consumer Focus: "Basically they're a new generation of meter with a range of additional functions. For the consumer, they'll be provided with a separate standalone display, so you'll be able to see how much energy you're using at any given time in the home. So if you turn your television off standby, you should see the amount of energy showing that you're using on your display come down." At the same time, the government is planning the introduction of a smart grid. The objective is to help save energy, reduce operating and transmission cost and increase reliability of the power network. Download the video.

Source: Directgov