Typically our cars need testing every few years to make sure that they’re safe to run on the road and also to pinpoint any problems that may be wrong with the car. These tests go by the name of MOT certification, or MOT for short standing for Ministry of Transport. With a new car you’ll need it testing three years from when it was made whilst many people with older cars will have them checked every year.
Well the system works well for cars and any problems are found and fixed in short time, the concept of a series of tests to judge the performance of your car has been proposed for our homes too.
A recent government think tank has suggested that by “testing” a home on a regular basis in areas such as heat loss prevention and energy consumption could help get a more accurate measure which our energy bills could be based upon.
The idea was brought forward to try and get a better view on how “green” our homes are and where the country needs to improve efforts with regards to emissions reducing and climate obligations. Another aspect the proposal put forward was a more intelligent metering system which would provide indication of real-time energy consumption that could provide some visual proof that customers and businesses are using energy and how much it will cost.
The climate related issues are similar to the reasoning behind vehicle MOTs at the moment, rather than keeping our roads safer it is keeping the environment safer. With the proposals that the think tank has made it could let customers see how much gas and electricity they are using and how much it costs, to their pockets and the planet.
The current electricity meters have been slammed that they are not “smart” enough with little indication of the cost of electricity at different parts of the day. New meters that display this clearly are what customers need in order to become more self aware of their energy usage.
Customers would welcome any new methods that could better measure their utilities usage as there is currently a growing confusion over how prepay direct debit bills are measured. The possibility of penalties and incentives for considerate energy usage can only help the cause too
Andy Adams is an IT worker and experienced writer
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