New technology which would allow consumers to see real-time energy costs, allowing them to decide whether or not to use electricity is being developed by researchers.Scientists at the University of Manchester and technology firm RLtec are developing so-called smart energy grids.The research, funded by the European Commission, aim to make...

Electricity suppliers will not be obliged to provide their customers with real-time electricity monitors the department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has said.The BERR has moved away from obligatory provision of display devices, which could help people make choices about how they use their energy, to proposing a...