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HOMEOWNERS in Thornlie and Canning Vale are being invited to take part in an Australian-first trial by energy retailer Synergy, aimed at helping change electricity use in the home.
Synergy managing director Jim Mitchell said the Advanced Metering Proof of Concept study aimed to revolutionise the way households consumed energy and monitored their energy use.
“This will be the first study in Australia by an energy retailer delivering such a comprehensive customer experience, as we test and measure the effectiveness of innovative technology, alternative time-of-use pricing and customer support,” he said.
Mr Mitchell said the study involved communicating with customers, including through an In-Home Display, an interactive website, email and SMS, to encourage behavioural change.
“The advanced meters, with the associated communications support, are a new technology which give householders the power to control their energy use and see the cost of their energy consumption in real-time,” he said.
“Using these, households can make positive changes to the way they use energy.”
Synergy will test three different technologies – advanced meters enabling more detailed and up-to-date information on electricity consumption, in-home display units providing instant information on energy use and costs, and the Power to Change website, which provides a detailed and personalised energy analysis.
Gosnells Mayor Olwen Searle said the study was an exciting development in WA’s energy market and encouraged residents to participate and be the first in WA to use technology.
Synergy will invite 500 residents to participate in the study, which is by invitation only. Thornlie and Canning Vale were chosen for the trial because of the demographics of the area.
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