2020 is the target set by the government for every UK home to be fitted with a smart meter.
If you’re wondering what a ’smart meter’ is, it’s an advanced meter that identifies power consumption in more detail than a conventional meter; and communicates that information in real-time to the user and / or to the local utility company.
In simple terms it could help a lot of people and businesses save a lot of energy.
Connecting Bristol is already involved in a smart metering initiative through the EU FP7 DEHEMS project, and is working with Knowle West Media Centre to distribute smart meters to homes in South Bristol. Although the government target for deployment of smart meters is 2020 Bristol is keen to get going early.
The city’s library network also has nearly 200 Energy Saving Monitors, which library users can take home and simply plug into a socket to find out how much energy they consume at home and which appliances are the biggest energy guzzlers.
