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My straw pole measure of consumer energy awareness translating into buying habits is to ask a sales staff in electrical stores the energy consumption of their TVs. If consumers ask these questions the sales staff are more likely to be clued up as they are with Fridges and Freezers. To date no electrical store has [...]

Last week these were the words blared at me by an assertive businessman on the train keen to engage in a lively debate on the way home from work. He noticed my reading of a Carbon Trust document on the benefits of smart metering and clearly wanted to engage in cross fire banter. In these [...]