Ireland's smart electricity grid with smart meters in every home will only be possible through consumer participation and backed by the feed of real-time energy information back to the cloud for analysis, UCD-based Energy Research Ireland (ERI) recommends. Recommendations include monetary rewards for communities, and web-based leaderboards and use of social media to get people on side with smart meters.
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http://smartgrid.testing-blog.com/2013/09/11/irelands-smart-grid-must-put-consumers-first-real-time-metering-and-cloud-critical/#more-34313
