Smart meters, which could help consumers to save money, are planned to be installed in every UK home by 2019. In readiness, the Nottingham academics are developing a range of mobile apps to monitor energy use and make small changes to cut electricity bills. The work by a research team from The University of Nottingham is being carried out as part of E.ON's Thinking Energy project.

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