Get smart and save money on your energy bills!
Reduce your energy usage at home using a smart meter – provided at no extra cost by your energy provider!
Smart meters are the new generation of electricity and gas meters being rolled out across Great Britain. They let you know how much energy you are using in near real-time so you can see exactly how much you are spending on energy (rather than waiting months for your first energy bill, as used to be the case). Once you have a smart meter you can get your energy bills under control by using the in-home display that comes with the smart meter to identify what in your house is using loads of energy!
Smart meters are available at no additional cost and if you pay the energy bill yourself all you need to do is contact your energy provider to express your interest in getting a smart meter. The time it takes to get one installed will depend on where you live and which energy company you are with. When you get a smart meter installed you don’t need to notify your landlord but it’s good practice to do so anyway out of courtesy!
Check out the video here which provides information on the benefit of smart meters to students and also look at the Smart Energy GB website here which has loads of information on when each of the energy companies are rolling out smart meters.
Article provided by NUS
