Gaia Blog

Last weekend I was on a DIY trip and noticed this rather fancy wind turbine aloft a well known store. In this really contributing to reducing the energy consumption of this site?  Is this a business that has taken energy waste by the scruff of the neck and squeezed? Within the store were staff noticeably [...]

My understanding is that the UK Electricity Grid flows only one way. So if you feed in power into the grid much of that energy is not fed in but just lost in heat. Therefore a feed in tariff is merely a payment of goodwill from the energy companies until the grid can accommodate two [...]

Last week I was in a newly built car park in the Midlands and noticed some new bays for Electric cars offering ‘free’ power charging. Free energy, just imagine being offered free Petrol. This sound like a very good deal for shoppers. The question is:  Is this a good intention to encourage the use of [...]

Large offices with multiple light switches are a classic energy hungry environment. The first person in will turn on all the lights as they have no idea which switch turns on the light over their desk. The lights are likely to remain on all day – even when it’s light and bright inside in late morning [...]

The easy answer is  NO. Expecting AMR to automatically save money is like asking ‘will buying some running shoes help me be a marathon runner’. Having the tools is only the start. AMR and Smart Metering will open up a world of information for companies to grasp on and save energy, but unless they know [...]