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Household energy
savings on display
A new palm-sized electricity consumption
display just released by Secure Australasia
monitors energy usage and costs in
real-time in your home.
The Pipit 500 In-Home Display can be
installed anywhere—in a home, shop, workshop
or small factory—and communicates via a wireless
link with all types of smart meters
installed in Victorian premises.
This is a first for Australia as Victoria is so far
the only state to have adopted smart metering as
essential in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
by lowering electricity consumption and flattening
demand variations.
With a planned retail price of less than $150,
the Pipit 500 lends itself to be a very cost-effective
solution for consumers to understand their energy
consumption. As an added benefit there are no
additional installation costs.
The consumer simply mounts or places the Pipit
In-Home Display in a convenient location, where it
can be viewed. The procedure for connecting it to
the smart meter is simple and similar to pairing a
mobile phone to a Bluetooth device.
The energy retailer’s tariff structures are keyed
in by the user via the Pipit’s soft keyboard thus
making it possible to compare electricity bills with
stored consumption data for the first time.
It can be stated that most home owners
are oblivious to the basis on how they are billed
for their energy usage. The Pipit now makes
this information accessible, and is shown live as
consumers turn on individual appliances.
Depending on electricity consumption levels,
and the consumer making informed decisions on
reducing their power consumption, the device can
Visible results: The Pipit 500 can soon pay for itself with savings of up to 12 per cent possible.
pay for itself over a couple of billing quarters with
savings of up to 12 per cent possible for typical
domestic households.*
The Pipit 500 displays energy usage and
costs in various formats on hourly, weekly, monthly
and yearly historical bases.
One of the important features is that realtime usage can now be viewed and understood.
In addition, it allows the consumer to set usage
targets for greater control and visibility. The
Pipit 500 can also be used with solar energy
installations and its live usage display can show
power available as well as energy exported back
into the network.
The device is powered by a mains adaptor
or battery. Backlit high-resolution display and full
touch screen with audio feedback and alarms
provide all of the information.
further information, please
For
contact Secure Australasia at
[email protected]
or for more information go to
www.freedomtosave.com.au
* xtract from Accenture Department
E
of Primary Industry IHD report 2011.
Average reduction is 8 per cent.