Blog > March 2012
Thursday 29th March 2012
A new
report from Pike Research on smart meter shipments in 2011 has
thrown up some interesting news – both good and not so good - on smart meter
deployments last year. On the positive side, overall global smart meter
deployments rose to 73 million endpoints,...
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Wednesday 28th March 2012
News from Monday this week could signal a significant milestone for the smart meter roll out in the UK. Landis+Gyr, currently working with British Gas on it’s initial deployment of smart meters, has signed a partnership deal with Huawei to jointly...
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Friday 23rd March 2012
Survey
results published by Pike Research suggest that while energy consumers
remain wary of smart meters, many continue to express interest in energy
management products.
Recent research and statements from
consumer groups have raised concerns that most...
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Wednesday 21st March 2012
Today the chancellor George Osborne is
expected to announce
plans for an annual statement for taxpayers, giving over 20
million people a detailed breakdown of how their tax was calculated for the
year and where their money has been spent.
These statements,...
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Friday 16th March 2012
A new survey from uSwitch announced this week has
again highlighted how consumers are still unaware of the potential benefits of
the smart meter roll out. The research highlights that less than half (45%) know what a smart meter is
while a third (35%) have...
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Tuesday 13th March 2012
Reports over the weekend have put the Green
Deal in the spotlight, amid concerns that support for the initiative
has started to crumble. In advance
of its launch on 1st October, industry leaders and consumer groups
are questioning if energy efficiency...
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Thursday 8th March 2012
A new report from Sentec has highlighted that the
smart meter rollout progress in Europe has been slower than has been
anticipated. Based on figures from IMS Research, Sentec’s report shows that as
of 2011 many European countries had yet to significantly...
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Wednesday 7th March 2012
This month, The Guardian highlighted a
campaign by telecoms regulator Ofcom looking to prevent mobile
phone users from receiving unexpectedly high bills. You may be wondering why my
focus has shifted from the energy market to the telecoms sector, but there...
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Monday 5th March 2012
This week the Government’s Department of
Energy and Climate Change (DECC) awarded a new £13 million contract to
the Energy Saving Trust, ensuring EST can continue to deliver free energy
saving advice to consumers and businesses across the UK.
As part...
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