HOUSEHOLDERS in the
peninsula are being urged to sign up for an
electricity meter that will show them how much power
they're using or wasting.
More than 25,000 smart electricity meters are to be
fitted in homes across the country in a pilot
programme to be rolled out nationally within five
years.
Moville-based Senator Cecilia Keaveney encouraged
interested parties to sign up as the locations to
get the meters in the coming weeks have yet to be
decided.
“The smart electricity meters have been likened to
fuel gauges in cars. They help consumers see how
much electricity they are using and what electrical
devices use more electricity than others," she
explained.
“When they are rolled out nationally, as has been
committed to in the Programme for Government, they
will assist consumers across the country assess
their electricity usage more effectively and reduce
their carbon emissions.
"They also enable consumers to keep a closer eye on
the energy they are consuming, making it more
manageable to budget for bills," added Senator
Keaveneyl.
Anyone interested in having one of the 25,000
electricity metres fitted in their homes should
contact the Commission for Energy Regulation, the
body that is coordinating the programme in
association with the ESB Networks and Sustainable
Energy Ireland. For more details, visit
www.cru.ie . |
