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Dean Anthony Gratton

Smart Meters: Do they think we’re green?

In last month’s column, “Smart meters: the bigger picture,” I shared some bad news surrounding the national rollout of smart meters,...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Smart Meters: The Bigger Picture

Something has happened to the smart metering rollout here in the United Kingdom and, whilst I don’t necessarily want to be the bearer of...

Dean Anthony Gratton

The Humble Life of a Battery

Who’d have thought it – a humble battery has been all souped-up and offers a charge that perhaps was once thought unimaginable. Let me...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Sustainable energy: Switching on the Community

More and more, we are encouraged to be mindful of our energy use and with its increasing cost, I dare say, it’s become somewhat difficult...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Powerline: Gigabit home networking with g.hn

Nowadays, Powerline Communications (PLC) has become a well-understood and established technology that enables data transfer over your...

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Who are the beneficiaries of Smart Metering?

Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have mandated that all domestic and non-domestic premises are to enjoy the benefits of...

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ZigBee and the Smart Metering phenomenon

It certainly hasn’t been an easy ride for ZigBee! Its journey has, in fact, been a pretty bumpy one full of the usual potholes and...

Dean Anthony Gratton

The Green Deal: A Smart Choice?

We're all encouraged to minimise our energy footprint and we're certainly aware of the escalating growth in its cost. I've invested in...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Making your energy meter smart

I mentioned in last month’s post that I was all IoT’d out, yet I find myself looking at ‘smart meters’ this month and, alas, the...

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