Consumer Benefits

1.  Consumers can be informed remotely (historical data) or locally (real-time data) on:
   • Current energy costs and
   • Related carbon emission data
2. Energy consumption of household gas, electrical and water equipment can be displayed on the appliance or on displays
3. Multi tariff functions can be added to allow demand response techniques
   
   • Allowing electrical appliances to be automatically controlled or
   • allowing the consumer to reduce costs by increasing energy consumption during off-peak cheaper tariff periods.

Howard Porter, Managing Director ESMIG, explains how can consumers benefit from Smart metering:

John Harris explains in a nutshell the consumers benefits of Smart Metering: