The energy box that could cut our consumption

There are big government announcements expected this week that could see internet linked smart meters fitted to all our homes by 2020.

The idea of the meter is that when we see what we're spending we turn things off - saving an average £100 per household in trials. And by removing the cost of meter reading the energy companies could afford to fit them free.

But the big dividend could come from micro-generation. Everyone doing their small bit to increase the amount of renewable energy on the system. The US company GE have a launch of the technology at the Berkshire headquarters to time with the government announcement.

Here's a sneak preview. Is it at least part of the answer?

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