EASYTOWN PARTNERS ENERGY SAVINGS TRUST AND LONDON REBUILDING SOCIETY IN GROUND BREAKING PROJECT CALLED SHIMMER Technology that allows consumers to control all the energy usage in their homes in one place is to gain from £3.8m in government funding. Thirteen projects that integrate ‘smart’ energy meters with communications technology will receive money from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The aim is to combine energy-usage data with central control of heating, household appliances and microgeneration, in order to enable consumers to more easily reduce energy waste and save money. The Energy Saving Trust (EST) in partnership with Easy Town CIC and London Rebuilding Society (LRS) is developing one of the projects as part of its own attempt to combine energy management with online payments, focusing particularly on low-income households that would benefit most from making clearer the link between specific energy-saving measures and how much money they save. The project began on September 1st. EasyTown is working with its charity partner, Kingston upon Thames based "Save the World Club" to deliver its part of the Shimmer Project. Further information: | CategoriesRecent PostsBlog Archive |
