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AlertMe, the home energy management company,is offering three lucky readers the chance to win one of its Home Energy Monitoring Starter kits. The kit allows you to see your home electricity usage instantly in real time, helping you to make savings of up to 25 per cent each year on your energy bills.
Home energy is managed with mobile phone
CAMBRIDGE, UK—A recent demonstration from ip.access and AlertMe.com showed how femtocells can be integrated into smart-home energy-management solutions. With femtocell integration, the AlertMe Energy service can automatically detect when the house is empty and power down lights, televisions, and other home appliances. The service also can switch the services back on when the resident returns home.
For the demo, ip.access combined the AlertMe Energy service with its own femtocell technology. The solution works by allowing electrical appliances to switch on and off automatically in response to the presence or absence of mobile phones in the home. This “presence” information, which is routinely gathered by the femtocell, is normally only used to route cell-phone traffic and set tariffs. According to AlertMe.com Founder Pilgrim Beart, “The mobile phone is increasingly the remote-control for your life. Most people carry their handset everywhere they go, making it an ideal control device for the AlertMe Energy service.”
Consumers need help to improve cheap energy efficiency
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Consumers need to be given the right kind of information to help them improve their cheap energy efficiency, an expert has said.
Mary Turner, chief executive of AlertMe, highlighted studies showing that £900 million worth of energy is being wasted by just leaving appliances on standby.
A recent survey from Marketiers found that eight out of ten people believe that the advice given from energy suppliers is usually useless.
Energy Saving Trust, “Informed Homeowners More Likely to be Energy Efficient
Devices such as the new AlertMe energy usage monitor are seen as key steps forward in the fight against wastage.
AlertMe alive to iPhone app opportunity
Smart meter provider revamps interface and outlines plan to open up software platform.
Smart meter specialist AlertMe will today unveil a range of new applications, including an iPhone app and revamped online interface, designed to make it easier for customers to assess how much energy they are using in their home.
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