Smart meters alone make no energy efficiency, needs solar Smartgrid
Topic: Smart Grid
Smart meters record energy or water consumption
and send the readings back to the utility for monitoring and billing.
It is hoped that consumers will save energy through increased awareness of how much they use and that estimated bills will be eliminated.
Previous studies have shown that smart meters encourage homeowners to cut their energy use by 3 to 15 percent, but researchers said consumers also need educating about energy use.
The academics found that initial savings in electricity consumption of 7.8 percent after four months could not be sustained in the medium to long term
source: uk.reuters.com/article
Comment:
Consumers to Solar Entrepreneurs ...smartgrid
Smartmeters need associated Load controlled Appliances
like Fridge, water-heater, AC to make them run at low demand
times programmed via iPhone or Google style. The Smartgrid
to inject solar or wind to the Grid is the key to make money
for home owners, here you go. Consumers to Entrepreneurs
The Smartmeter shows how much Renewable energy is
injected in the Grid
Related:
Cisco to buy wireless smart grid firm
start-up Arch Rock
Arch Rock specializes in wireless sensor technology for smart grid systems, or utilities systems with meters connected to the Internet, allowing companies to better monitor and control energy use.
http://uk.reuters.com
Posted by solarlife
at 3:28 AM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 8 September 2010 3:41 AM EDT
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