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Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 10, 20214 min read
The Smart Home: A “Matter” of Simplicity
The smart home, as a concept, has endured a rollercoaster ride for over half-a-century – yes, smart home technology has been touted as...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Dec 3, 20195 min read
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
Nov 5, 20195 min read
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
May 2, 20195 min read
A smarter way of looking at energy consumption
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change is in the throes of rolling out a smart metering initiative, where all domestic and...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Oct 2, 20185 min read
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
Nov 25, 20163 min read
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...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 9, 20165 min read
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...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Feb 18, 20163 min read
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
Nov 30, 20154 min read
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
Aug 27, 20153 min read
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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