ClimateSmart In Queensland  

Posted by Big Gav in , ,

The Queensland state government will be rolling out smart meters to all who want them as part of their ClimateSmart initiative next year. The meters will display electricity usage, cost and carbon emissions (hat tip Ben).

The Queensland Government has announced a new service to help Queenslanders tackle climate change and reduce their greenhouse emissions around the home.

The new ClimateSmart Home Service, which will start from 1 January 2009, will improve energy efficiency in households across Queensland.

The service will operate in a similar manner to the successful Home WaterWise Service.

For a $50 service fee, a qualified tradesperson will visit your home to conduct an energy audit, provide energy advice, install energy saving tools such as a household energy monitor and a water efficient showerhead, and also supply 15 compact fluorescent light globes.

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Is there any other source for the smart meter rollout? My take on the monitor provided by the ClimateSmart Home initiative is that it will be something like a Cent-a-meter or one of the efergy meters. These are quite different from what is generally known as a 'smart meter' as supplied by some of the electrical authorities in NSW & VIC.

Any other source of meters or source of information about the rollout ?

I'm not aware of the answer to either I'm afraid.

As far as smart meters go, this meets what I'd define as the minimum criteria for a smart meter - it tells you your electricity usage and the cost of it.

Obviously you can add all sorts of other features to make it more useful, but the first step is to give people visibility into their energy usage.

As this example shows, its a first step that can be taken quickly and cheaply.

Anonymous   says 10:57 AM

Hi
Go to www.parliament.qld.gov.au and follow links to current e-petitions to get a fair go for the environment and for people who signed up prior to the stand by eliminators. People should not have to fork out another $50 for the service.
Concerned

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