The trial was run as part of the Living Lab project, coordinated by the Energy Systems Catapult, where 100 homes spread across Newcastle, Manchester, the West Midlands, Gloucestershire and Bridgend in Wales were fitted with “smart heating systems”.
Heat-as-service declared a hit in Living Labs trial Read More »
Currently energy suppliers in the UK can only sell energy to customers in strict units known as kilowatt hours (kWh). But through a government-backed trial run by Energy Systems Catapult, Bristol Energy is offering households the chance to buy a ‘Heat Plan’ tailored to their individual home and lifestyle.
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The Energy Systems Catapult’s Home Truths consumer insights panel, with 418 participating, found that 58% felt positively about smart local energy systems, even though the concept was unfamiliar to most – fewer than a fifth had heard of the concept before.
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