New 'smart tariff' could save Brits £433-a-year on energy bills

Chris Riches - Express - 11:54
Charging electric cars or warming home with a heat pump overnight when electricity tariffs are often cheaper could save Britons money.

Heat pumps and electric vehicle chargers must be sold in the future 'smart ready', the Government have declared - to save £433-a-year off the average customer bill. Energy smart appliances make use of cheaper energy tariffs by adjusting their usage automatically, to use electricity when it's cheapest - such as overnight.

A household that already charges its electric vehicle overnight using a time-of-use tariff can save £332 a year, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said. Now this new plan would introduce requi...
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