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Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 November 2025. It was answered by Lord Whitehead (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Energy: Consumption

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how consumers are influenced to become more aware of their energy consumption patterns; and what assessment they have made of how consumers can be encouraged to change their energy consumption patterns.

Answer

Smart meters are helping households manage their energy consumption patterns so that they can improve their efficiency and save money on their bills.

The half-hourly consumption information recorded by smart meters unlocks innovative products and services such as smart ‘time of use’ tariffs which allow customers to save money by using energy when demand is low or when there is excess clean electricity available. The In-Home Display (IHD), which households are offered when they have smart meters installed, gives accurate information about energy consumption costs in near-real time.

To promote the benefit of heat pumps and encourage consumers to adopt low carbon heating technologies the government has recently relaunched its ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ campaign.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11868
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Consumers Consumption Energy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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