Report: Flexible household energy technology to save UK £6.9bn a year

James Murray
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Study from Imperial College London and OVO Energy argues new smart home technologies could slash the cost of decarbonisation

The cost of decarbonising the UK's energy sector could be cut by nearly £7bn a year through the widespread adoption of emerging energy "fleixibility" technologies capable of better managing domestic supply...

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