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Tue 09 Sep 2008Smart meters scheme to help reduce home electricity bills
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY meters in the Republic are to be replaced by "smart meters" which offer a range of functions including the intelligent use of cheap-rate electricity, while also providing for householders to sell home-generated electricity back to the national grid.
The meters are to be rolled out over the next four years at a cost of almost €1 billion.
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