Smart Meter Rollout
Every home will have the opportunity to upgrade to a smart meter, at no extra cost, as part of the national smart meter rollout. The rollout is an essential technology upgrade, unprecedented in its scale, to improve Great Britain’s energy infrastructure.
Smart meters are the simple way to visualise your energy use. They come with an in-home display that shows how much energy you’re using in pounds and pence, and enable accurate bills instead of estimates. 7 million smart meters have already been installed in the UK, providing customers with greater information relating to their energy use; every home is to be offered a smart meter by 2020. Smart meters replace the traditional meters we currently have in our homes.
The Smart Energy GB in Communities fund is a central part of Smart Energy GB’s work to ensure everyone in Great Britain hears about smart meters and knows how to use them to get their gas and electricity under control. DARE (Devon Association for Renewable Energy), your local energy experts, have received a grant to help spread the word about smart meters to people in the North Tawton area. DARE are completely independent and impartial and are not involved in the installation of smart meters. We want to offer objective advice to allow people to decide if a smart meter is right for them and dispel some of the myths surrounding this new technology.
This funding will allow DARE to educate, reassure and answer queries relating to getting a smart meter, our particular focus within this project is the over 65s without personal internet access. Much of the information on smart meters is available online and we feel that everyone should have access to all the material so they can make an informed decision.
The fund is managed by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), which has 45 years’ experience in designing and delivering strategic grant-making programmes to part of the Smart Energy GB in Communities programme, which is being delivered by a consortium of charities - National Energy Action (NEA), Energy Action Scotland (EAS) and CAF.
Kirsty Tooke, Executive Manager at DARE said:The aim of this project is to target the over 65’s that are without personal internet access as this sector of the community are often the ones left in the dark and are not fully confident about new technology. We are of course happy to help answer anyone’s queries and provide them with information about the smart meter rollout. We will provide guidance and reassurance regarding the rollout and try to allay any fears they might have so that they can fully embrace the changes taking place.
12B The Square North Tawton DevonEX20 2EP
Tel: 01837 89200Email: info@devondare.org
Please contact DARE for more information on 01837 89200 or call in to see us at 12b The Square, North Tawton