The UK government announced yesterday that they have passed the necessary legislation for the use of ’smart meters’ in every UK home by 2020. What is so revolutionary about this move is that it will allow consumers to take control of their own energy usage, and put an end to estimated bills.
This has been a development that we have been waiting for a number years to happen. Withintegrated we services such as the Google PowerMeter running concurrently to your smart meter, the future looks bright for those of us interested in finding out exactly how much power we are using. PowerMeter will essentially take the data from your meter and feed it directly into your iGoogle account giving you access to your home energy usage wherever and whenever you want. Although 2020 seems like a long time to wait for this technology to be available in every home, it should definitely be worth the wait.
How domestic energy usage will change in light of this technology is going to be interesting. What do you think will happen? – Let us know your thoughts………
Smart Meters like this will soon be ubiqutous
