The Adaptation of Smart Thermostats in the UK

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By Samuel Johnson

Contents

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

The Big 6
Customer Smart
Market
Thermostat
Share (%)

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

Netatmo

149

199

Scottish
Power

Climote

304

included

Product Comparison
Hive British Gas

Tado SSE

Remote heating function

Internet, mobile app and text
message support

GPS sensing
Internet, mobile app support.
GPS sensing

Wireless receiver required

Poor device interface

No device interface
Wireless receiver required
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Product Comparison
Netatmo EDF
Supporting products available
Uses Weather prediction.
Internet, mobile app

No GPs Location tracker

Poor Device interface

Climote Scottish Power

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

Poorly promoted by Scottish power

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Best product
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?

Impact on gas demand

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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