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Monday 27 June 2011

Behavioural economics could knock £1.7bn off energy bills in the UK – if government gets the policy right (via the Green Living Blog)

New behavioural approaches to energy efficiency could save British households hundreds of millions of pounds each year, avoid millions of tons of carbon, and get more people to take advantage of the government’s new Green Deal and fuel poverty programs. The key lies in the new smart meters that will be deployed to every UK household over the next few years and whether the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) allows suppliers, working with innovative companies, to translate this new energy data into value for consumers.

If you have 5 minutes, you can check everything here: http://greenlivingblog.org.uk/2011/06/24/american-behaviour-change-techniques-could-knock-1-7bn-off-energy-bills-in-the-uk-if-government-gets-the-policy-right/

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