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by benj111 1463 days ago
In the UK they're rolling out smart meters that have a display that show real time usage.

They're advertised as saving energy which I think is a bit misleading as it's only based on this phenomena

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Which is a very short lived behaviour change. Our smart display went missing during a house move, and hasn't been compatible with most of the energy suppliers we've had since moving in.

It was probably the worst energy scheme they could have spent the estimated £16bn on. That much in insulation would have slashed domestic heating costs, but as ever that's a much less sexy project.