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The Adaptation of Smart Thermostats in the UK

By Samuel Johnson

Contents

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Facts and figures

Average gas consumption per UK household 16000kwh

Average gas bill £600

Long term whole sale gas contracts

circa 23 million gas connected homes in Great Britain

325TWh/a

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The Big 6

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Customer Market Share (%)

Smart Thermostat

Retail price (£)

Installation included (£)

British Gas 39 Hive (149) 199

Eon 22 NA NA NA

SSE 25 Tado 199 249

Npower 10 Nest 179 249

EDF 9 Netatmo 149 199

Scottish Power

9 Climote 304 included

Product Comparison

Hive British Gas Tado SSE

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• Remote heating function • Internet, mobile app and text

message support

• GPS sensing• Internet, mobile app support.• GPS sensing

• No device interface• Wireless receiver required

• Wireless receiver required• Poor device interface

Product Comparison

Netatmo EDF Climote Scottish Power

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• Supporting products available• Uses Weather prediction.• Internet, mobile app

• No GPs Location tracker• Poor Device interface

• Uses Weather prediction• Remote heating function• Internet, mobile app and text

message support

• Poorly promoted by Scottish power

Best product

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Npower Nest

• Most publicity received• Simple user interface• Weather prediction features• Heating time prediction• GPS heating sensor

• Cant control hot water • Constant power connection• Privacy concerns

Will it Catch on?

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Impact on gas demand

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You Decide

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Impact on residential Gas Demand

Residential gas demand accounts for approximately 40% of total gas demand.

Consumer habits are the determining factor

See a fall in residential gas usage between 15-40%

Collaboration with smart meter, smart appliances and smart home design (Smart hub).

1 integrated system

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