Some savings you can only achieve with behaviour changes – like swapping energy-guzzling tumble drying, dishwashing, water heating, or car charging, to lower cost times. On the right plan, doing this ...

Can you remind me again what a smart meter is? In essence it is a meter that records your energy usage but in a more advanced way than old-school meters. Rather than simply recording how much energy ...

Around one million Irish households already have an electricity smart meter installed. But according to the ESB, only 4% of these customers are using the key "time-of-use" tariff feature. This has led ...

Analysis: the success or failure of the rollout of new meters will depend on the Irish consumer’s willingness to engage with the technology Smart electricity meters will soon be installed in ...

What is a smart meter? A smart meter automatically sends information to your energy provider about how much gas and electricity you use. If you have one, you'll no longer need to manually record your ...

Smart meters were introduced to replace old gas and electricity meters, sending readings directly to suppliers and helping people keep track of their energy use. As the regular plans to tighten its ...

We explain how to check what type of meter you have A MAJOR energy supplier is urging 60,000 customers to take action to avoid being cut off within months. Households with outdated Radio Teleswitch ...

Why is nobody using their smart meter? Thousands of homeowners who have smart electricity meters have been warned the devices may be malfunctioning, leading to them being overcharged. A string of ...

Hundreds of thousands of households on older electricity meters are at risk of being left without heating and hot water. There are still around 300,000 radio teleswitch service (RTS) meters in homes - ...

While smart meters are a handy way to save money on your energy bills, it turns out millions across Great Britain may not actually work. According to official figures, there have been a number of ...