I joined Ed Miliband on Friday morning to launch the government’s smart metering plan in Manchester.  Smart metering allows energy providers to record customers’ usage as well as allowing homeowners to monitor it at the same time.  This will mean an end to companies sending out meter readers – saving them hundreds of thousands of pounds a year, savings which can be passed on to us – and an end to estimated bills.  

By being more aware of the energy we’re using we can not only reduce our household bills, but our carbon emissions as well.  The energy companies will be responsible for rolling out the scheme and we can all look forward to the rewards this fantastic initiative brings by 2020.