New Money Saving Smart Energy Technology
New smart energy technology has been unveiled which could help households reduce their gas and electricity bills.
The new invention was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and would allow consumers to have more control over the amount of energy they use. It is one step forward from the Smart Meters, which allow people to monitor their real time energy usage and the amount it costs.
Using this new technology, households will be able to remotely turn off their heating by sending a text message. The system is intelligent enough to understand when the house needs heating and hot water. All the user would have to do is press the ‘occupancy button’ which can be installed in the bedroom or by the front door and the technology will then learn when to turn on the heating.
The chief executive of PassivEnergy, Colin Calder, who invented this technology, said: “Over the last few years consumers have adopted technology at an astonishing rate…But their homes have been left behind. Houses are still run off electromagnetic systems which are decades old.”
He added that this system could be a huge benefit to the elderly.
PassivEnergy believes that if people use the technology the correct way, it could save 20 per cent off annual energy bills.