5 WAYS SMART METERS WILL BENEFIT BRITAIN
Getting a smart meter is a small step for individual households, but it will add up to big things for Great Britain.
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SMART FUTURE
Smart meters will bring Britain’s energy system into the 21st Century. They will form an integral part of the creation of a smart energy system which will mean that our energy networks are run in a completely new way.
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ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
They will help the nation to conserve energy which benefits the environment. We all want to make big changes to help our planet. And sometimes to make big changes, we have to start small. Smart meters can't solve climate change on their own, but with the smarter, more energy efficient system they help to create, they are a start.
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SMART ENERGY SYSTEM
Our energy supply will be greener because the smart energy system will be able to supply more reliable, efficient and low-carbon energy to households and help us all to manage our valuable resources more efficiently.
Read our article for more information about how the smart energy system could help create a greener, more sustainable future.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Smart meters, in partnership with a smart energy system, will facilitate new technology-driven alternatives. They will be particularly vital as the transition towards ultra-low emissions electric vehicles gathers speed. Although there are plans for hundreds of thousands more public charging points, much of the time vehicles will be charged up at home.
Read our article for more information about the role of electric vehicles in helping to enable a smarter future.
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SAVE THE NATION ENERGY
They will help to save the nation energy. If the whole nation got a smart meter we could save the same amount of energy as it takes to power every household in Aberdeen, Cardiff and Manchester for a year.
