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Energy: out of sight, out of mind?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 20th October 2009 at 10:17 am
This week is Energy Saving Week, so it seems as good a time as any to think about energy and what it means to us. Despite the constant calls on us to be more energy efficient, the reality for most people is that we know next to nothing about our energy consumption. Most of us have a grasp of how …
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency
Deeming export of electricity for feed-in tariff
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 25th October 2010 at 9:05 am
Deeming is usually associated with the proposed renewable heat incentive, but it is also used in the feed-in tariff to estimate the amount of electricity that is exported to the grid by microgeneration systems. We recently received the following question: "It would be interesting and informative …
Posted in: General, Green Electricity
Smart meter introduction moves into phase 2
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 14th July 2011 at 11:31 am
Mass installation of smart meters into every house and business in the UK is planned to start in 2014 and complete in 2019. Between now and then, 'early mover' suppliers such as British Gas will begin installing smart meters as part of a testing and foundation phase of the plan. Smart meters will…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency
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